Personal Info
Birthday
October 18, 1906
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Directing
Harry Watt
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 Movies (21)
8.0
The Boy Who Loved Horses
Movie1961
No Backdrop
9.0
Vidunderhunden Bara
Movie1961
6.3
The Siege of Pinchgut
Movie1959
5.5
West of Zanzibar
Movie1954
6.3
Where No Vultures Fly
Movie1951
6.0
Eureka Stockade
Movie1949
6.0
The Overlanders
Movie1946
8.4
Fiddlers Three
Movie1944
6.4
Nine Men
Movie1943
No Backdrop
6.0
Save Your Shillings and Smile
Movie1943
No Backdrop
7.0
Twenty-One Miles
Movie1942
5.9
Target for Tonight
Movie1941
No Backdrop
6.6
Christmas Under Fire
Movie1940
6.7
London Can Take It!
Movie1940
No Backdrop
8.0
Britain at Bay
Movie1940
No Backdrop
6.0
Squadron 992
Movie1940
No Backdrop
7.0
The First Days
Movie1939
No Backdrop
6.0
North Sea
Movie1938
6.2
Night Mail
Movie1936
No Backdrop
0.0
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
Movie1935
No Backdrop
2.0
6.30 Collection
Movie1934