Directing
Harry Watt
Born October 18, 1906 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.
Directed Films
8.0
The Boy Who Loved Horses
1961·Drama
9.0
Vidunderhunden Bara
1961·Family
6.3
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959·Action
5.5
West of Zanzibar
1954·Adventure
6.3
Where No Vultures Fly
1951·Adventure
6.0
Eureka Stockade
1949·Drama
6.0
The Overlanders
1946·Western
8.4
Fiddlers Three
1944·Comedy
6.4
Nine Men
1943·War
6.0
Save Your Shillings and Smile
1943·Music
7.0
Twenty-One Miles
1942·Documentary
5.9
Target for Tonight
1941·Documentary
6.6
Christmas Under Fire
1940·Documentary
6.7
London Can Take It!
1940·Documentary
8.0
Britain at Bay
1940·Documentary
6.0
Squadron 992
1940
7.0
The First Days
1939·Documentary
6.0
North Sea
1938·Drama
6.2
Night Mail
1936·Documentary
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Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
1935·Documentary
2.0
6.30 Collection
1934·Documentary
