Frank Hurley

Actor · Director · Writer· 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

25 credits across 4 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2024	Endurance	Self (archive footage)	Film
1963	Antarctic Pioneers	Self - Narrator/Interviewee	Film
1963	Antarctic Pioneers	Director	Film
1938	A Nation is Built	Director	Film
1938	Follow the Sun	Director	Film
1938	A Nation is Built	Writer	Film
1938	Follow the Sun	Writer	Film
1936	Treasures of Katoomba	Self - Narrator (voice)	Film
1936	Treasures of Katoomba	Director	Film
1936	Treasures of Katoomba	Writer	Film
1934	Here is Paradise	Director	Film
1932	Jewel of the Pacific	Self - Narrator	Film
1932	Jewel of the Pacific	Director	Film
1930	Siege of the South	Self - Narrator, Photographer & Cinematographer	Film
1930	Siege of the South	Director	Film
1926	The Hound of the Deep	Director	Film
1926	The Hound of the Deep	Writer	Film
1926	The Hound of the Deep	Producer	Film
1921	Pearls and Savages	Self	Film
1921	Pearls and Savages	Director	Film
1920	Ross Smith’s Flight from London to Australia	Director	Film
1919	South	Director	Film
1919	With the Australian forces in Palestine	Director	Film
1913	Home of the Blizzard	Director	Film
1913	Home of the Blizzard	Producer	Film

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