As Director, As Writer
The Boy Who Loved Horses
1961
6.0
Harry Watt
Directing
Birth Date
October 18, 1906
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date of Death
April 2, 1987
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
6.0
As Director
West of Zanzibar
1954
4.5
As Director
Where No Vultures Fly
1951
5.6
As Director, As Writer
The Overlanders
1946
6.0
As Director
Fiddlers Three
1944
8.2
As Writer
For Those in Peril
1944
5.7
As Director, As Writer
Nine Men
1943
6.1
As Director
Target for Tonight
1941
5.6
As Director
Christmas Under Fire
1940
6.6
As Director
London Can Take It!
1940
6.6
As Director
The First Days
1939
7.0
As Director, As Writer
North Sea
1938
5.7