7.3
Movie
Directing
Frank Hurley
- Born
- Died
- (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Credits
- 44 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.3
Movie
5.8
Movie
Forty Thousand Horsemen
7.5
Movie
The Squatter's Daughter
6.0
Movie
Sagebrush and Silver
9.0
Movie
Pearls and Savages
6.5
Movie
The Silence of Dean Maitland
5.5
Movie
Strike Me Lucky
10.0
Movie
Siege of the South
9.0
Movie
Here is Paradise
8.0
Movie
Home of the Blizzard
7.0
Movie
The Hound of the Deep
7.0
Movie
A Nation is Built
7.0
Movie
Tall Timbers
Movie
Antarctic Pioneers
Movie
Treasures of Katoomba
Movie
Silver City
Movie
Australia at War 1914-1918
Movie
Follow the Sun
Acting credits 10
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Endurance Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1963 | Antarctic Pioneers Film | Self - Narrator/Interviewee |
| 1945 | Mid-East Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1939 | Isle of Many Waters Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1936 | Treasures of Katoomba Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1936 | Silver City Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1932 | A Symphony in Steel Film | Self - Narrator |
| 1932 | Jewel of the Pacific Film | Self - Narrator |
| 1930 | Siege of the South Film | Self - Narrator, Photographer & Cinematographer |
| 1921 | Pearls and Savages Film | Self |
Crew credits 43
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia at War 1914-1918 Film | Director of Photography |
| 1963 | Antarctic Pioneers Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1951 | The Garden of Tasmania Film | Producer |
| 1950 | The Eternal Forest Film | Producer, Director, Cinematography |
| 1949 | Pageant of Power Educational Series TV | Director, Producer, Cinematography (4 ep) |
| 1945 | Mid-East Film | Producer, Director |
| 1944 | The Road to Russia Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1942 | Battle of Egypt Film | Cinematography, Director |
| 1941 | Inside Tobruk Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1941 | Sagebrush and Silver Film | Director |
| 1941 | Advance to Libya Film | Director |
| 1940 | Forty Thousand Horsemen Film | Camera Operator |
| 1939 | Isle of Many Waters Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1939 | We of the A.I.F. Film | Cinematography |
| 1938 | A Nation is Built Film | Director, Writer |
| 1938 | Follow the Sun Film | Director, Cinematography, Writer |
| 1937 | Vulcan's Crucible Film | Director, Producer, Cinematography |
| 1937 | Tall Timbers Film | Story |
| 1937 | The Keeper of the Trees Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1936 | Treasures of Katoomba Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound |
| 1936 | Silver City Film | Director, Cinematography, Producer, Writer |
| 1936 | Pageant of Power Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1936 | Here is Paradise Film | Director, Cinematography, Producer |
| 1936 | Oasis Film | Director, Cinematography, Writer |
| 1935 | Grandad Rudd Film | Cinematography |
| 1934 | Strike Me Lucky Film | Cinematography |
| 1934 | The Silence of Dean Maitland Film | Director of Photography |
| 1933 | The Squatter's Daughter Film | Director of Photography |
| 1933 | Into the Frozen South Film | Cinematography |
| 1932 | A Symphony in Steel Film | Cinematography, Director |
| 1932 | Jewel of the Pacific Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1930 | Siege of the South Film | Director |
| 1926 | The Hound of the Deep Film | Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematography |
| 1926 | Jungle Woman Film | Writer, Producer, Cinematography, Director |
| 1921 | Pearls and Savages Film | Director |
| 1920 | Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1919 | With the Australian forces in Palestine Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1919 | South Film | Director of Photography |
| 1919 | With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1917 | Fighting in Flanders Film | Cinematography |
| 1917 | Palestine Sections Film | Cinematography |
| 1915 | Australia's Unknown Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1913 | Home of the Blizzard Film | Director, Producer, Cinematography |