Harry Watt
Born 1906 (age 80) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Appears in 34 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.

Filmography

Night Mail
6.2
Night Mail
1936
Director
London Can Take It!
6.7
London Can Take It!
1940
Director
The Overlanders
6.0
The Overlanders
1946
Director
Target for Tonight
5.9
Target for Tonight
1941
Director
Eureka Stockade
6.0
Eureka Stockade
1949
Director
The Siege of Pinchgut
6.3
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
Director
Nine Men
6.4
Nine Men
1943
Director
North Sea
6.0
North Sea
1938
Director
Christmas Under Fire
6.6
Christmas Under Fire
1940
Director
Fiddlers Three
8.4
Fiddlers Three
1944
Director
Where No Vultures Fly
6.3
Where No Vultures Fly
1951
Director
West of Zanzibar
5.5
West of Zanzibar
1954
Director
The First Days
7.0
The First Days
1939
Director
Twenty-One Miles
7.0
Twenty-One Miles
1942
Director
Squadron 992
6.0
Squadron 992
1940
Director
The Boy Who Loved Horses
8.0
The Boy Who Loved Horses
1961
Director
Vidunderhunden Bara
9.0
Vidunderhunden Bara
1961
Director
7.0
The Front Line
1940
Director
6.30 Collection
2.0
6.30 Collection
1934
Director
Britain at Bay
8.0
Britain at Bay
1940
Director