Harry Watt

Directing·Oct 18, 1906·Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios1986 · Interviewee	Interviewee
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran1978 · Self	Self
The Boy Who Loved Horses1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Vidunderhunden Bara1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Siege of Pinchgut1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
West of Zanzibar1954 · Director	Director
Where No Vultures Fly1951 · Director	Director
Eureka Stockade1949 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Overlanders1946 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Fiddlers Three1944 · Director	Director
For Those in Peril1944 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Nine Men1943 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Save Your Shillings and Smile1943 · Director	Director
Twenty-One Miles1942 · Director	Director
Target for Tonight1941 · Director	Director
Christmas Under Fire1940 · Director	Director
London Can Take It!1940 · Director	Director
Britain at Bay1940 · Director	Director
TThe Story of an Air Communiqué1940 · Producer	Producer
Squadron 9921940 · Director	Director
TThe Front Line1940 · Director	Director
Health in War1940 · Producer	Producer
The First Days1939 · Director	Director
Wealth of a Nation1938 · Commentator	Commentator
North Sea1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
BBig Money1937 · Director	Director
TThe Saving of Bill Blewitt1936 · Director	Director
Night Mail1936 · Director	Director
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter1935 · Director	Director
6.30 Collection1934 · Director	Director