Frank Hurley
30 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Oct 15, 1885
- Died
- Jan 16, 1962 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- James Francis Hurley · Captain Frank Hurley
Biography
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Frank Hurley: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (40)
- 1967 Australia at War 1914-1918
Director of Photography
- 1963 Antarctic Pioneers
Director, Cinematography
- 1949
- 1945 Mid-East
Producer, Director
- 1944 The Road to Russia
Director, Cinematography
- 1941 Inside Tobruk
Director, Cinematography
- 1941 Sagebrush and Silver
Director
- 1941 Advance to Libya
Director
- 1940 Forty Thousand Horsemen
Camera Operator
- 1939 Isle of Many Waters
Director, Cinematography
- 1939 We of the A.I.F.
Cinematography
- 1938 A Nation is Built
Director, Writer
- 1938 Follow the Sun
Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 1937 Vulcan's Crucible
Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 1937 Tall Timbers
Story
- 1937 The Keeper of the Trees
Director, Cinematography
- 1936 Treasures of Katoomba
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound
- 1936 Silver City
Director, Cinematography, Producer, Writer
- 1936 Pageant of Power
Director, Cinematography
- 1936 Here is Paradise
Director, Cinematography, Producer
- 1936 Oasis
Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 1935 Grandad Rudd
Cinematography
- 1934 Strike Me Lucky
Cinematography
- 1934 The Silence of Dean Maitland
Director of Photography
- 1933 The Squatter's Daughter
Director of Photography
- 1933 Into the Frozen South
Cinematography
- 1932 A Symphony in Steel
Cinematography, Director
- 1932 Jewel of the Pacific
Director, Cinematography
- 1930 Siege of the South
Director
- 1926 The Hound of the Deep
Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography
- 1926 Jungle Woman
Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Director
- 1921 Pearls and Savages
Director
- 1920 Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia
Director, Cinematography
- 1919 With the Australian forces in Palestine
Director, Cinematography
- 1919 South
Director of Photography, Director
- 1919 With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine
Director, Cinematography
- 1917 Fighting in Flanders
Cinematography
- 1917 Palestine Sections
Cinematography
- 1915 Australia's Unknown
Director, Cinematography
- 1913 Home of the Blizzard
Director, Producer, Cinematography
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2024