Leo Hurwitz

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.

Leo Hurwitz is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1989), America Applauds: An Evening for Richard Rodgers (1951), The Wave (1936), An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy (1964), The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936), Native Land (1942), Dialogue with a Woman Departed (1980), The Sun and Richard Lippold (1966).

The recorded credits span 1932 to 2016, including 25 movies and 0 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

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