Harry Watt

Directing

Harry Watt

Born — Died

1906-10-18 — 1987-04-02

Place of birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Siege of Pinchgut poster
6.3

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

The Siege of Pinchgut

1959

The Siege of Pinchgut poster
6.3

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

The Siege of Pinchgut

1959

Vidunderhunden Bara poster
9.0

The dog Bara train from it is a small puppy to become a useful working dog. It is owned by a Norwegian farmer who, together with his wife, settles in a rugged and isolated mountain terrain. Only used as a post dog, but also to look for casualties in the mountains.

Vidunderhunden Bara

1961

Vidunderhunden Bara poster
9.0

The dog Bara train from it is a small puppy to become a useful working dog. It is owned by a Norwegian farmer who, together with his wife, settles in a rugged and isolated mountain terrain. Only used as a post dog, but also to look for casualties in the mountains.

Vidunderhunden Bara

1961

For Those in Peril poster
6.1

A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.

For Those in Peril

1944

North Sea poster
6.0

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

North Sea

1938

North Sea poster
6.0

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

North Sea

1938

Nine Men poster
6.4

The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign. The Men must defend the fort against the Italian and German troops until they can be relieved.

Nine Men

1943

Nine Men poster
6.4

The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign. The Men must defend the fort against the Italian and German troops until they can be relieved.

Nine Men

1943

West of Zanzibar poster
5.5

Game warden Bob Payton tracks an ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the African veldt.

West of Zanzibar

1954

Where No Vultures Fly poster
6.3

A true story about an Englishman working as a game warden in Kenya who is disgusted by the ongoing destruction of African wildlife, and decides to create a national park to protect them.

Where No Vultures Fly

1951

The Overlanders poster
6.0

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.

The Overlanders

1946

The Overlanders poster
6.0

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent, from Wyndham in Western Australia through the Northern Territory outback of Australia to pastures north of Brisbane, Queensland.

The Overlanders

1946

Eureka Stockade poster
6.0

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Eureka Stockade

1949

Eureka Stockade poster
6.0

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Eureka Stockade

1949

Fiddlers Three poster
8.4

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.

Fiddlers Three

1944

London Can Take It! poster
6.6

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

London Can Take It!

1940

Save Your Shillings and Smile poster
6.0

Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.

Save Your Shillings and Smile

1943

The Boy Who Loved Horses poster
8.0

The film tells the story of a boy and his great love for horses, especially a beautiful white stallion, to which he becomes very attached. When he hears that the horse is to be slaughtered, he flees with it, and it becomes an escape that is not without drama.

The Boy Who Loved Horses

1961

The Boy Who Loved Horses poster
8.0

The film tells the story of a boy and his great love for horses, especially a beautiful white stallion, to which he becomes very attached. When he hears that the horse is to be slaughtered, he flees with it, and it becomes an escape that is not without drama.

The Boy Who Loved Horses

1961

Christmas Under Fire poster
6.6

How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

Christmas Under Fire

1940

6.30 Collection poster
2.0

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

6.30 Collection

1934

No artwork available
9.0

A rare dramatic production for the GPO, although it is told in documentary style. It shows two fishermen who lose their boat and manage to save to buy another, and is intended to show people how one can scrimp and save.

The Saving of Bill Blewitt

1936

Night Mail poster
6.2

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

Night Mail

1938

Night Mail poster
6.2

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

Night Mail

1938

No artwork available
NR

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway through the Battle of Britain and at the beginning of the Blitz, during sustained bombing raids on UK cities.

The Story of an Air Communiqué

1940

Health in War poster
NR

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

Health in War

1940

Target for Tonight poster
5.9

This is the authentic story of a bombing raid on Germany... how it is planned and how it is executed. Every person seen in the picture is a member of the Royal Air Force from Commander-in-Chief to aircraft hand, re-enacting his own daily life on the job. They are the men and women who actually direct, plan and execute the raids.

Target for Tonight

1941

The First Days poster
7.0

Londoners prepare for war.

The First Days

1939

Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter poster
NR

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter

1935

Twenty-One Miles poster
7.0

A short documentary illustrating the lives of the residents of Dover in Kent as the Nazi war machine - a mere 21 miles away - did it’s worst and at just how ready they were to fight back.

Twenty-One Miles

1942

No artwork available
7.0

The world's press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.

The Front Line

1940

Britain at Bay poster
8.0

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

Britain at Bay

1940

Squadron 992 poster
6.0

Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.

Squadron 992

1940

No artwork available
NR

Directed by Harry Watt.

Big Money

1937