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 '72
1974
Jamaica Inn
1939
Vidunderhunden Bara
1961
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
For Those in Peril
1944
Where No Vultures Fly
1951
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986
London Can Take It!
1940
Fiddlers Three
1944
West of Zanzibar
1954
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
1978
Eureka Stockade
1949
FILMOGRAPHY
All
Movies
TV
Acting
4
Directing
24
Writing
11
Producing
3
Camera
2
Editing
2
Crew
2