Harry Watt

DirectorWriterProducer
Born
October 18, 1906
Died
April 2, 1987
Awards
0 wins, 2 nominations

Scottish-born director Harry Watt began his career in the 1930s, and directed several documentaries during World War II, most notably Target for Tonight (1941). He went to Ealing Studios after the war, and the five films he made there were all shot in Africa or Australia. He turned to directing…

Biography

Scottish-born director Harry Watt began his career in the 1930s, and directed several documentaries during World War II, most notably Target for Tonight (1941). He went to Ealing Studios after the war, and the five films he made there were all shot in Africa or Australia. He turned to directing television in the 1950s, and afterward he went back to his roots and shot documentaries.

Editor

6.30 Collection6.30 Collection(1934)

Special Effects

Jamaica InnJamaica Inn(1939)

Camera and Electrical Department

Coal FaceCoal Face(1935)

Additional Crew

Man of AranMan of Aran(1934)

Self

To Tell the Truth(2016)as Self
OmnibusOmnibus(1967)as Self - Interviewee
Clapper BoardClapper Board(1972)as Self
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of AranHow the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran(1978)as Self
Film '72Film '72(1971)as Self

Archive Sound

To Tell the Truth(2016)as Self

Known for

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