Harry Watt

Known for

Directing

Born

Oct 18, 1906

Died

Apr 2, 1987

From

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

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Film '72

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Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

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Wealth of a Nation

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How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

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Eureka Stockade

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The Overlanders

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Night Mail

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For Those in Peril

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Target for Tonight

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Vidunderhunden Bara

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The Siege of Pinchgut

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North Sea

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London Can Take It!

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Fiddlers Three

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Squadron 992

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Where No Vultures Fly

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The Front Line

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6.30 Collection

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