Frank Hurley
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 15, 1885
- Died
- January 16, 1962 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Known For
Filmography
Antarctic Pioneers
Movie · Director
The Eternal Forest
Movie · Director
Pageant of Power Educational Series
TV · Director · 4 eps
Mid-East
Movie · Director
The Road to Russia
Movie · Director
Battle of Egypt
Movie · Director
Sagebrush and Silver
Movie · Director
Advance to Libya
Movie · Director
Inside Tobruk
Movie · Director
Isle of Many Waters
Movie · Director
A Nation is Built
Movie · Director
Follow the Sun
Movie · Director
Vulcan's Crucible
Movie · Director
The Keeper of the Trees
Movie · Director
Here is Paradise
Movie · Director
Treasures of Katoomba
Movie · Director
Pageant of Power
Movie · Director
Silver City
Movie · Director
Oasis
Movie · Director
Jewel of the Pacific
Movie · Director
A Symphony in Steel
Movie · Director
Siege of the South
Movie · Director
Jungle Woman
Movie · Director
The Hound of the Deep
Movie · Director
Pearls and Savages
Movie · Director
Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia
Movie · Director
South
Movie · Director
With the Australian forces in Palestine
Movie · Director
With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine
Movie · Director
Australia's Unknown
Movie · Director
Home of the Blizzard
Movie · Director