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Frank Hurley

Frank Hurley

Directing·October 15, 1885·January 16, 196276 years old·Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

James Francis "Frank" Hurley (1885–1962) was an Australian photographer and filmmaker. He served as the official cinematographer on multiple polar expeditions, capturing raw footage that resulted in early documentary films such as Home of the Blizzard (1913) and South (1919).

Hurley also worked as an official military photographer and cinematographer during both WWI and WWII, documenting campaigns across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. His broader filmography includes directing ethnographic documentaries and serving as a principal cinematographer on Australian narrative feature films.

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Filmography · 22
2024Endurance1967Australia at War 1914-19181963Antarctic Pioneers1941Sagebrush and Silver1939Isle of Many Waters1938A Nation is Built1938Follow the Sun1937Tall Timbers1936Treasures of Katoomba1934Strike Me Lucky1934Here is Paradise1934The Silence of Dean Maitland1933The Squatter's Daughter1932Jewel of the Pacific1930Siege of the South1926The Hound of the Deep1926Jungle Woman1921Pearls and Savages1920Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia1919With the Australian forces in Palestine1919South1913Home of the Blizzard
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