Frank Hurley
James Francis "Frank" Hurley (1885–1962) was a pioneering Australian filmmaker, director, and cinematographer. He is globally celebrated as a foundational figure in early documentary and expedition cinema. Hurley served as the official photographer on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917). His rescue footage of the ship Endurance became the basis for the landmark film "South" (1919), one of the world's first feature-length documentaries. He also captured vital cinematic records during both World War I and World War II as an official military cinematographer. A pioneer of early travelogues, Hurley directed the acclaimed ethnographic film "Pearls and Savages" (1921). He later transitioned into commercial cinema, serving as a cinematographer on major Australian feature films, including the wartime epic "40,000 Horsemen" (1940).
Here is Paradise
(Director)
South
(Director of Photography)
The Squatter's Daughter
(Director of Photography)
South
(Director)
Jungle Woman
(Writer)
Jungle Woman
(Producer)
Jungle Woman
(Cinematography)
Home of the Blizzard
(Director)
The Hound of the Deep
(Director)
Sagebrush and Silver
(Director)
Jungle Woman
(Director)
Pearls and Savages
(Director)
A Nation is Built
(Director)
Siege of the South
(Director)
Home of the Blizzard
(Producer)
Home of the Blizzard
(Cinematography)
The Silence of Dean Maitland
(Director of Photography)
Treasures of Katoomba
(Director)
Treasures of Katoomba
(Writer)
Treasures of Katoomba
(Director of Photography)
Treasures of Katoomba
(Sound)
Antarctic Pioneers
(Director)
Antarctic Pioneers
(Cinematography)
A Nation is Built
(Writer)