Leo Hurwitz
Directing · Born 1909-06-23 · New York, New York
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.
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Discovery in a Painting 2016
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Dialogue with a Woman Departed 1980
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Discovery in a Landscape 1970
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Light and the City 1970
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This Island 1970
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For Life, Against the War 1967
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In Search of Hart Crane 1966
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The Sun and Richard Lippold 1966
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An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy 1964
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Here at the Water's Edge 1961
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The Museum and the Fury 1956
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Dancing James Berry 1955
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The Young Fighter 1953
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Emergency Ward 1952
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Strange Victory 1948
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Tomorrow We Fly 1943
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Native Land 1942
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America Today 1934
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Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932 1933
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Bonus March 1932 1932
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Detroit Workers News Special 1932: Ford Massacre 1932
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National Hunger March 1931 1932
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The National Hunger March 1931 1932
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