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Home/People/Harry Watt
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Born
Oct 18, 1906Died: Apr 2, 1987
Lived 80 years
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

3
Movies
1
TV Shows
24
Directed
IMDb Profile

Harry Watt

Directing

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.
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios poster

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

as Interviewee
1986
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran poster

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

as Self
1978
Wealth of a Nation poster

Wealth of a Nation

as Commentator
1938