Harry Watt
Directing1906Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
1961
The Boy Who Loved Horses
Director
The Boy Who Loved Horses
Writer
Vidunderhunden Bara
Director
Vidunderhunden Bara
Writer
1954
West of Zanzibar
Director
West of Zanzibar
Story
1951
Where No Vultures Fly
Director
1949
Eureka Stockade
Director
Eureka Stockade
Screenplay
1946
The Overlanders
Director
The Overlanders
Writer
1944
For Those in Peril
Screenplay
Fiddlers Three
Director
1941
Target for Tonight
Director
1940
Health in War
Producer
The Story of an Air Communiqué
Producer
1939
The First Days
Director
Jamaica Inn
Special Effects
1938
1937
Big Money
Director
1936
The Saving of Bill Blewitt
Director
Night Mail
Director
1935
Coal Face
Additional Photography