10/15/1885
Glebe, 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.
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Endurance (2024) as Self (archive footage) |
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Antarctic Pioneers (1963) as Self - Narrator/Interviewee |
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Mid-East (1945) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Isle of Many Waters (1939) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Treasures of Katoomba (1936) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Silver City (1936) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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A Symphony in Steel (1932) as Self - Narrator |
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Jewel of the Pacific (1932) as Self - Narrator |
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Siege of the South (1930) as Self - Narrator, Photographer & Cinematographer |
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Pearls and Savages (1921) as Self |
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Australia at War 1914-1918 (1967) Director of Photography |
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Antarctic Pioneers (1963) Director |
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Antarctic Pioneers (1963) Cinematography |
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Mid-East (1945) Producer |
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Mid-East (1945) Director |
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The Road to Russia (1944) Director |
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The Road to Russia (1944) Cinematography |
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Inside Tobruk (1941) Director |
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Inside Tobruk (1941) Cinematography |
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Sagebrush and Silver (1941) Director |
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Advance to Libya (1941) Director |
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Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) Camera Operator |
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Isle of Many Waters (1939) Director |
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Isle of Many Waters (1939) Cinematography |
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We of the A.I.F. (1939) Cinematography |
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A Nation is Built (1938) Director |
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A Nation is Built (1938) Writer |
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Follow the Sun (1938) Director |
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Follow the Sun (1938) Cinematography |
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Follow the Sun (1938) Writer |
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Vulcan's Crucible (1937) Director |
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Vulcan's Crucible (1937) Producer |
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Vulcan's Crucible (1937) Cinematography |
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Tall Timbers (1937) Story |
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The Keeper of the Trees (1937) Director |
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The Keeper of the Trees (1937) Cinematography |
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Treasures of Katoomba (1936) Director |
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Treasures of Katoomba (1936) Writer |
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Treasures of Katoomba (1936) Director of Photography |
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Treasures of Katoomba (1936) Sound |
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Silver City (1936) Director |
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Silver City (1936) Cinematography |
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Silver City (1936) Producer |
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Silver City (1936) Writer |
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Pageant of Power (1936) Director |
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Pageant of Power (1936) Cinematography |
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Here is Paradise (1936) Director |
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Here is Paradise (1936) Cinematography |
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Here is Paradise (1936) Producer |
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Grandad Rudd (1935) Cinematography |
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Strike Me Lucky (1934) Cinematography |
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The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) Director of Photography |
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The Squatter's Daughter (1933) Director of Photography |
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Into the Frozen South (1933) Cinematography |
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A Symphony in Steel (1932) Cinematography |
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A Symphony in Steel (1932) Director |
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Jewel of the Pacific (1932) Director |
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Jewel of the Pacific (1932) Cinematography |
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Siege of the South (1930) Director |
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The Hound of the Deep (1926) Director |
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The Hound of the Deep (1926) Producer |
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The Hound of the Deep (1926) Writer |
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The Hound of the Deep (1926) Cinematography |
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Jungle Woman (1926) Director |
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Jungle Woman (1926) Writer |
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Jungle Woman (1926) Cinematography |
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Jungle Woman (1926) Producer |
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Pearls and Savages (1921) Director |
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Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia (1920) Director |
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Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia (1920) Cinematography |
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With the Australian forces in Palestine (1919) Director |
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With the Australian forces in Palestine (1919) Cinematography |
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With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine (1919) Director |
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With the Australian Flying Corps in France, England and Palestine (1919) Cinematography |
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South (1919) Director |
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South (1919) Director of Photography |
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Palestine Sections (1917) Cinematography |
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Australia's Unknown (1915) Director |
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Australia's Unknown (1915) Cinematography |
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Home of the Blizzard (1913) Director |
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Home of the Blizzard (1913) Producer |
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Home of the Blizzard (1913) Cinematography |
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Oasis () Director |
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Oasis () Cinematography |