Harry Watt
Known for
Directing
Born
October 18, 1906
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
April 2, 1987 (aged 80)
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.
Best known work
Jamaica Inn
1939
Night Mail
1938
London Can Take It!
1940
The Overlanders
1946
Coal Face
1935
Target for Tonight
1941
Eureka Stockade
1949
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
Nine Men
1943
For Those in Peril
1944Filmography
1986
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studiosas Interviewee
1978
1971
1961
The Boy Who Loved HorsesDirector, Writer
1961
Vidunderhunden BaraDirector, Writer
1959
The Siege of PinchgutDirector, Screenplay, Adaptation
1954
West of ZanzibarDirector, Story
1951
Where No Vultures FlyDirector, Story
1949
Eureka StockadeDirector, Screenplay
1946
The OverlandersWriter, Director
1944
Fiddlers ThreeDirector
1944
For Those in PerilScreenplay
1943
Nine MenDirector, Writer
1943
Save Your Shillings and SmileDirector
1942
Twenty-One MilesDirector
1941
Target for TonightDirector
1940
Christmas Under FireDirector
1940
London Can Take It!Director
1940
Britain at BayDirector
1940
War and OrderScript
1940
The Story of an Air CommuniquéProducer
1940
Squadron 992Director
1940
The Front LineDirector
1940
Health in WarProducer
1939
Jamaica InnSpecial Effects