Leo Hurwitz

Filmklipper, Instruktør, Forfatter, Producer, Skuespiller

23. juni 1909 — 18. januar 1991 (81 år)
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.

Kendt for

  • Native Land
    Native Land1942
  • Redes
    Redes1936
  • Strange Victory
    Strange Victory1948
  • Samtaler med Peggy
    Samtaler med Peggy1980
  • Heart of Spain
    Heart of Spain1937

Filmografi

1948
Strange Victory · as Father Looking In Nursery Window

1999
The Specialist · as Cinematographer
1980
Dialogue with a Woman Departed · as Director Of Photography
1936
Redes · as English Titles
1936
The Plow That Broke the Plains · as Director Of Photography