
Leo Hurwitz
Directing
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.
Acting
Crew

Discovery in a Painting
Producer

Discovery in a Painting
Director

Discovery in a Painting
Editor

Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Director

Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Producer

Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Writer

Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Editor

Dialogue with a Woman Departed
Director of Photography

Light and the City
Producer

Discovery in a Landscape
Producer

Discovery in a Landscape
Director

Light and the City
Director

This Island
Director

For Life, Against the War
Director

In Search of Hart Crane
Writer

In Search of Hart Crane
Producer

In Search of Hart Crane
Director

The Sun and Richard Lippold
Writer

The Sun and Richard Lippold
Producer

The Sun and Richard Lippold
Director


