Frank Hurley

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Frank Hurley

Born 1885-10-15 Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10 films

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 broa…

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Filmography

10 films
Endurance poster

A century after Shackleton's Endurance sank beneath the ice, explorers uncover the legendary shipwr…

Endurance

★ 7.1 2024

Mid-East poster

Filmed over six years, this documentary records the daily life, cultural traditions, wartime impact…

Mid-East

★ 0.0 1945

Silver City poster

Directed and filmed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound, this short industrial documentary captures the r…

Silver City

★ 0.0 1936