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Harry Watt

Harry Watt

Born: 1906-10-18 • 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.

Filmography
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios poster
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986 • Interviewee
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
1978 • Self
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Wealth of a Nation
1938 • Commentator