Frank Hurley

Known for DirectingBorn 1885-10-15Died 1962-01-16Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Siege of the South

Here is Paradise

Pearls and Savages

Endurance

Home of the Blizzard

The Squatter's Daughter

South

A Nation is Built

Tall Timbers

The Hound of the Deep

The Silence of Dean Maitland

Jungle Woman

Sagebrush and Silver

Forty Thousand Horsemen

Strike Me Lucky

Australia at War 1914-1918

Antarctic Pioneers

Pageant of Power Educational Series

Mid-East

The Road to Russia

Advance to Libya

Inside Tobruk

Isle of Many Waters

We of the A.I.F.

Follow the Sun

Vulcan's Crucible

The Keeper of the Trees

Treasures of Katoomba

Silver City

Pageant of Power

Jewel of the Pacific

A Symphony in Steel

Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia

With the Australian forces in Palestine

With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine

Australia's Unknown