Leo Hurwitz

    Leo Hurwitz

    June 23, 1909 (115 years old) in 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.

    Known For

    Dialogue with a Woman DepartedDialogue with a Woman Departed
    Strand, Under the Dark ClothStrand, Under the Dark Cloth
    Message to ManMessage to Man
    Leo T. Hurwitz: Filme fĂĽr ein anderes AmerikaLeo T. Hurwitz: Filme fĂĽr ein anderes Amerika
    Discovery in a LandscapeDiscovery in a Landscape

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