Person
Harry Watt
Director · Writer · Producer· Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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
17 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Siege of Pinchgut | Director | Film |
| 1954 | West of Zanzibar | Director | Film |
| 1951 | Where No Vultures Fly | Director | Film |
| 1949 | Eureka Stockade | Director | Film |
| 1946 | The Overlanders | Director | Film |
| 1946 | The Overlanders | Writer | Film |
| 1944 | Fiddlers Three | Director | Film |
| 1943 | Nine Men | Director | Film |
| 1943 | Nine Men | Writer | Film |
| 1941 | Target for Tonight | Director | Film |
| 1940 | London Can Take It! | Director | Film |
| 1940 | Squadron 992 | Director | Film |
| 1940 | The Story of an Air Communiqué | Producer | Film |
| 1939 | The First Days | Director | Film |
| 1938 | North Sea | Director | Film |
| 1938 | North Sea | Writer | Film |
| 1936 | Night Mail | Director | Film |
Community Curation
This page is community-maintained. Know something we don't?
← All person · Wikidata Q1637771