Harry Watt

Harry Watt

Known For: Directing

Date Of Birth:1906-10-18

Place Of Birth:Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Raymond Egerton Harry Watt (18 October 1906 – 2 April 1987) was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of the Scottish Liberal MP Harry Watt. He studied at Edinburgh University but failed to complete his degree. He enlisted in the Merchant Navy and worked in a number of industrial jobs.

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Eureka Stockade
The Overlanders
The Overlanders
Night Mail
For Those in Peril
Target for Tonight
The Siege of Pinchgut
North Sea
London Can Take It!
Fiddlers Three
Squadron 992
Where No Vultures Fly
Where No Vultures Fly
6.30 Collection
West of Zanzibar
6.30 Collection
Nine Men
The First Days
Britain at Bay
Coal Face
Save Your Shillings and Smile
West of Zanzibar
Christmas Under Fire
Health in War
North Sea
Jamaica Inn
Den hvide hingst
Eureka Stockade
Den hvide hingst
The Siege of Pinchgut
The Siege of Pinchgut
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
Nine Men
Twenty-One Miles