Leo Hurwitz
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Leo Hurwitz

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An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Film
1964

An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

In 1964, National Educational Television decided to make a program as a memorial to President Kenned…
Here at the Water's Edge
Film
1961

Here at the Water's Edge

Leo Hurwitz’s film, Here At The Water’s Edge, features the 1960 New York City’s waterfront. Made wit…
The Museum and the Fury
Film
1956

The Museum and the Fury

From the perspective of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, documentary material, amongst this the …
Dancing James Berry
Film
1955

Dancing James Berry

An impressionistic study of the celebrated tap dancer.…
The Young Fighter
Film
1953

The Young Fighter

Directed by Hurwitz for the CBS Omnibus program, The Young Fighter is a moving portrait of a young b…
Emergency Ward
Film
1952

Emergency Ward

Shot in Manhattan’s St. Vincent Hospital, creating what would be the antecedent of the direct cinema…
Strange Victory
Film
6.0
1948

Strange Victory

Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Following "Native Land" in Leo H…
Native Land
Film
6.2
1942

Native Land

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate…
America Today
Film
1934

America Today

One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilatio…