Frank Hurley
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 15, 1885
- Place of birth
- Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- January 16, 1962
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.
Movies with Frank Hurley
- Endurance 2024 · ★ 7.0
- Pearls and Savages 1921 · ★ 9.0
- Siege of the South 1930 · ★ 10.0
- Antarctic Pioneers 1963
- Treasures of Katoomba 1936
- Jewel of the Pacific 1932
- Isle of Many Waters 1939
- A Symphony in Steel 1932
- Mid-East 1945
- Silver City 1936
Movies directed by Frank Hurley
- South 1919 · ★ 7.3
- Jungle Woman 1926 · ★ 6.2
- Sagebrush and Silver 1941 · ★ 6.0
- Pearls and Savages 1921 · ★ 9.0
- Here is Paradise 1936 · ★ 9.0
- Home of the Blizzard 1913 · ★ 8.0
- The Hound of the Deep 1926 · ★ 7.0
- A Nation is Built 1938 · ★ 7.0
- Siege of the South 1930 · ★ 10.0
- Treasures of Katoomba 1936
- Antarctic Pioneers 1963
- Follow the Sun 1938
- With the Australian forces in Palestine 1919
- Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia 1920
- Jewel of the Pacific 1932
- Isle of Many Waters 1939
- A Symphony in Steel 1932
- With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine 1919
- Mid-East 1945
- Advance to Libya 1941
- Pageant of Power 1936
- Australia's Unknown 1915
- Silver City 1936
- Vulcan's Crucible 1937
- The Keeper of the Trees 1937
- The Road to Russia 1944
- Inside Tobruk 1941
- Oasis 1936
- The Eternal Forest 1950
- Battle of Egypt 1942