Harry Watt

Director

Born: October 18, 1906 (80 years old)

Died: April 2, 1987

Place of birth: Edinburgh, 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.

Filmography (15)

• Fiddlers Three (1944, ★ 8.2)
• Eureka Stockade (1949, ★ 5.6)
• The Overlanders (1946, ★ 5.8)
• Night Mail (1936, ★ 6.1)
• For Those in Peril (1944, ★ 5.8)
• Target for Tonight (1941, ★ 5.6)
• The Siege of Pinchgut (1959, ★ 6)
• North Sea (1938, ★ 5.7)
• London Can Take It! (1940, ★ 6.6)
• Where No Vultures Fly (1951, ★ 5.6)
• Nine Men (1943, ★ 6.1)
• Coal Face (1935, ★ 6.1)
• Christmas Under Fire (1940, ★ 6.6)
• Jamaica Inn (1939, ★ 6.1)
• West of Zanzibar (1954, ★ 5)