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Leo Hurwitz

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Born: June 23, 1909 in New York, New York

Biography

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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Film

28 Titles
Native Land
6.3
FILM
Native Land1942
For Life, Against the War
6.0
FILM
For Life, Against the War1967
The Plow That Broke the Plains
5.9
FILM
The Plow That Broke the Plains1936
America Today
FILM
America Today1934
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
6.6
FILM
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth1989
Heart of Spain
7.5
FILM
Heart of Spain1937
Message to Man
FILM
Message to Man1989
The Sun and Richard Lippold
6.4
FILM
The Sun and Richard Lippold1966
Strange Victory
6.8
FILM
Strange Victory1948
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers
FILM
America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers1951
In Search of Hart Crane
FILM
In Search of Hart Crane1966
Light and the City
FILM
Light and the City1970
Dialogue with a Woman Departed
7.9
FILM
Dialogue with a Woman Departed1980
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
FILM
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy1964
The Museum and the Fury
FILM
The Museum and the Fury1956
The National Hunger March 1931
6.5
FILM
The National Hunger March 19311932
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