1939Nominee
Best Performance
Jamaica Inn
Harry Watt
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
October 18, 1906
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1961Winner
Best Director
Vidunderhunden Bara
1959Nominee
Best Director
The Siege of Pinchgut
Career Highlights
1946Highlight
Best Writing
The Overlanders
1951Highlight
Best Director
Where No Vultures Fly
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Jamaica Inn
The Siege of Pinchgut
The Overlanders