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