Harry Watt
Born: 1906-10-18
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
Jamaica Inn
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
Where No Vultures Fly
Nine Men
The Siege of Pinchgut
Fiddlers Three
Eureka Stockade
The Overlanders
For Those in Peril
London Can Take It!
Top Movie Credits
Jamaica Inn
Special Effects
Where No Vultures Fly
Story
Nine Men
Writer
The Siege of Pinchgut
Adaptation
Fiddlers Three
Director
Eureka Stockade
Screenplay
The Overlanders
Director
For Those in Peril
Screenplay
London Can Take It!
Director