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Frank Hurley

Directing·Oct 15, 1885·Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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.

Film	Credit
Antarctic Pioneers1963 · Director	Director
The Eternal Forest1950 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
MMid-East1945 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
TThe Road to Russia1944 · Director	Director
BBattle of Egypt1942 · Director	Director
IInside Tobruk1941 · Director	Director
Sagebrush and Silver1941 · Director	Director
AAdvance to Libya1941 · Director	Director
IIsle of Many Waters1939 · Director	Director
A Nation is Built1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Follow the Sun1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
VVulcan's Crucible1937 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Keeper of the Trees1937 · Director	Director
Treasures of Katoomba1936 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Silver City1936 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
PPageant of Power1936 · Director	Director
Here is Paradise1936 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
OOasis1936 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AA Symphony in Steel1932 · Director	Director
JJewel of the Pacific1932 · Director	Director
Siege of the South1930 · Director	Director
The Hound of the Deep1926 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
JJungle Woman1926 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Pearls and Savages1921 · Director	Director
Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia1920 · Director	Director
With the Australian forces in Palestine1919 · Director	Director
South1919 · Director of Photography, Director	Director of Photography, Director
With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine1919 · Director	Director
Australia's Unknown1915 · Director	Director
Home of the Blizzard1913 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer