Harry Watt
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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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The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
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Eureka Stockade (1949)
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Fiddlers Three (1944)
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Vidunderhunden Bara (1961)
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The Overlanders (1946)
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West of Zanzibar (1954)
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Night Mail (1936)
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Target for Tonight (1941)
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Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
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North Sea (1938)
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Save Your Shillings and Smile (1943)
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London Can Take It! (1940)
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6.30 Collection (1934)
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Nine Men (1943)
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Christmas Under Fire (1940)
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Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter (1935)
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Squadron 992 (1940)
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The First Days (1939)
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Twenty-One Miles (1942)
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The Boy Who Loved Horses (1961)
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Big Money (1937)
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Britain at Bay (1940)
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The Front Line (1940)
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The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1936)
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