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
Cavalcanti
Nine Men
The Siege of Pinchgut
Vidunderhunden Bara
Fiddlers Three
Where No Vultures Fly
West of Zanzibar
The Overlanders
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Top Movie Credits
Jamaica Inn
Special Effects
Cavalcanti
Self (archive footage)
Nine Men
Writer
The Siege of Pinchgut
Screenplay
Vidunderhunden Bara
Writer
Fiddlers Three
Director
Where No Vultures Fly
Story
West of Zanzibar
Story
The Overlanders
Writer
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee