

Harry Watt
Directing
October 18, 1906
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
April 2, 1987
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.
The Filmography


The Siege of Pinchgut

West of Zanzibar

Where No Vultures Fly

The Overlanders

Fiddlers Three

For Those in Peril

Nine Men

Target for Tonight

Christmas Under Fire

London Can Take It!

The First Days
