Frank Hurley
Directing
Born October 15, 1885 in 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.
Filmography
Endurance
Self (archive footage)
Australia at War 1914-1918
Antarctic Pioneers
Self - Narrator/Interviewee
Sagebrush and Silver
A Nation is Built
Follow the Sun
Tall Timbers
Treasures of Katoomba
Self - Narrator (voice)
Strike Me Lucky
The Silence of Dean Maitland
The Squatter's Daughter
Siege of the South
Self - Narrator, Photographer & Cinematographer
Pearls and Savages
Self
Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia
With the Australian forces in Palestine
South
Home of the Blizzard