6.1
Movie
Directing
Harry Watt
- Born
- Died
- (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 34 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.1
Movie
6.2
Movie
Night Mail
6.6
Movie
London Can Take It!
6.0
Movie
The Overlanders
6.2
Movie
Coal Face
5.9
Movie
Target for Tonight
6.0
Movie
Eureka Stockade
6.3
Movie
The Siege of Pinchgut
6.4
Movie
Nine Men
6.1
Movie
For Those in Peril
6.0
Movie
North Sea
6.6
Movie
Christmas Under Fire
8.4
Movie
Fiddlers Three
6.3
Movie
Where No Vultures Fly
5.5
Movie
West of Zanzibar
7.0
Movie
The First Days
7.0
Movie
Twenty-One Miles
6.0
Movie
Squadron 992
Acting credits 4
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios Film | Interviewee |
| 1978 | How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Film | Self |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1938 | Wealth of a Nation Film | Commentator |
Crew credits 30
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Boy Who Loved Horses Film | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | Vidunderhunden Bara Film | Director, Writer |
| 1959 | The Siege of Pinchgut Film | Director, Adaptation, Screenplay |
| 1954 | West of Zanzibar Film | Director, Story |
| 1951 | Where No Vultures Fly Film | Director, Story |
| 1949 | Eureka Stockade Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1946 | The Overlanders Film | Director, Writer |
| 1944 | Fiddlers Three Film | Director |
| 1944 | For Those in Peril Film | Screenplay |
| 1943 | Nine Men Film | Director, Writer |
| 1943 | Save Your Shillings and Smile Film | Director |
| 1942 | Twenty-One Miles Film | Director |
| 1941 | Target for Tonight Film | Director |
| 1940 | Christmas Under Fire Film | Director |
| 1940 | London Can Take It! Film | Director |
| 1940 | Britain at Bay Film | Director |
| 1940 | War and Order Film | Script |
| 1940 | The Story of an Air Communiqué Film | Producer |
| 1940 | Squadron 992 Film | Director |
| 1940 | The Front Line Film | Director |
| 1940 | Health in War Film | Producer |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn Film | Special Effects |
| 1939 | The First Days Film | Director |
| 1938 | Night Mail Film | Director, Producer |
| 1938 | North Sea Film | Director, Writer |
| 1937 | Big Money Film | Director |
| 1936 | The Saving of Bill Blewitt Film | Director |
| 1935 | Coal Face Film | Additional Photography |
| 1935 | Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter Film | Director, Additional Photography, Editor |
| 1934 | 6.30 Collection Film | Editor, Director |