Harry Watt
Known for: Director
Born: 18 October 1906, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 2 April 1987
Credits: 2 titles
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.
Acting
Directed / Created
The Boy Who Loved Horses
Vidunderhunden Bara
The Siege of Pinchgut
West of Zanzibar
Where No Vultures Fly
Eureka Stockade
The Overlanders
Fiddlers Three
Nine Men
Save Your Shillings and Smile
Twenty-One Miles
Target for Tonight
Christmas Under Fire
London Can Take It!
Britain at Bay
The Front Line
Squadron 992
The First Days
Night Mail
North Sea
Big Money
The Saving of Bill Blewitt
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
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