Leo Hurwitz
Directing

Leo Hurwitz

Born 1909-06-23 · New York, New York · Died 1991-01-18

Son of a Russian anarchist, Leo Hurwitz graduated Harvard summa cum laude and became a leader in New York’s left wing film movement from the early 1930s on. In the Workers’ Film and Photo League, NYKino, and Frontier Films, Hurwitz remained the quintessential politically committed cameraman, editor, writer, and director.

DirectorWriterProducerEditorCinematographyDirector Of PhotographyCast

Known for

Strand, Under the Dark Cloth★ 6.2Viewing moment
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
1989
The Plow That Broke the Plains★ 5.4Viewing moment
The Plow That Broke the Plains
1936
Native Land★ 6.2Viewing moment
Native Land
1942
Strange Victory★ 6Viewing moment
Strange Victory
1948
The Sun and Richard Lippold★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Sun and Richard Lippold
1966
This IslandViewing moment
This Island
1970
For Life, Against the WarViewing moment
For Life, Against the War
1967
Here at the Water's EdgeViewing moment
Here at the Water's Edge
1961
Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme für ein anderes AmerikaViewing moment
Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme für ein anderes Amerika
1980
Tomorrow We Fly★ 7.5Viewing moment
Tomorrow We Fly
1943
The National Hunger March 1931★ 6.5Viewing moment
The National Hunger March 1931
1932

Frequent collaborators

Manfred KirchheimerManfred KirchheimerPaul StrandPaul StrandGary MerrillGary MerrillJohn MarleyJohn MarleyCesare ZavattiniCesare ZavattiniArt SmithArt SmithKing VidorKing VidorHoward Da SilvaHoward Da Silva