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Harry Watt is a Director, Scriptwriter, Additional Photography and Special Effects British born on 18 october 1906 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)
Harry Watt (Édimbourg, 18 octobre 1906 - Amersham, 2 avril 1987) est un scénariste et réalisateur britannique.
Il commença sa carrière en travaillant pour John Grierson et Robert Flaherty, réalisant lui-même quelques documentaires. Après la guerre, il fut engagé par les studios Ealing, pour lesquels il réalisera 5 films tournés soit en Afrique soit en Australie. Il travailla brièvement à la télévision dans les années 1950, puis revint au documentaire.
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Birth name Harry Watt
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 october 1906 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)
Death 2 april 1987 (at 80 years) at Amersham (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 october 1906 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)
Death 2 april 1987 (at 80 years) at Amersham (United-kingdom)
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Harry Watt a fréquenté l'université d'Édimbourg.Il commença sa carrière en travaillant pour John Grierson et Robert Flaherty, réalisant lui-même quelques documentaires. Après la guerre, il fut engagé par les studios Ealing, pour lesquels il réalisera 5 films tournés soit en Afrique soit en Australie. Il travailla brièvement à la télévision dans les années 1950, puis revint au documentaire.
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The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
, 1h40Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Aldo Ray, Heather Sears, Neil McCallum, Victor Maddern, Carlo Giustini, Alan Tilvern
Rating62%
An ambulance drives through Sydney, having been hijacked by escaped convict Matt Kirk and his three accomplices, Matt's brother Johnny, Italian Luke and Bert. The four men manage to avoid detection at Sydney Hospital, and head out through Sydney Harbour in a purchased vessel, intending to go north. However the boat breaks down before they can get through Sydney Heads and the men decide to take refuge in Fort Denison (also known as Pinchgut), unaware it is occupied by caretaker Pat Fulton, his wife and daughter Ann.
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, Orlando Martins, William Simons, Martin Benson, Peter Illing
Rating57%
The rural African Galana tribe move to Mombasa following a drought. The tribe's peaceful ways are destroyed by the influence of illegal ivory traders. Game warden Bob Payton turns detective, travelling to Zanzibar to discover the ringleader behind the ivory smuggling. Payton tracks his quarry through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory. Despite obstacles which include crocodiles and rhinos, Payton finally corners the villain. The gang's ringleader has given an African tribe land in return for ivory tusks, but he is repaid for his scheming when the tribe turns on him.
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Harold Warrender, Meredith Edwards, William Simons, Orlando Martins
Rating61%
The film is set in East Africa. It is about a game warden called Bob Payton (Anthony Steel). He is horrified by the destruction of wild animals by ivory hunters. He establishes a wildlife sanctuary. He is attacked by wild animals and must contend with a villainous ivory poacher (Harold Warrender).
Eureka Stockade (1949)
, 1h43Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Jack Lambert, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing, Ralph Truman
Rating63%
An introductory montage establishes Australia of a hundred years ago – a place of wealth and poverty, transformed by the discovery of gold in 1851. This causes a massive drain in manpower which puts a strain on the country. The Victorian governor appoints an army officer, Reid, commissioner of the goldfields and orders him to tax the miners via licences, and to keep law and order.
The Overlanders (1946)
, 1h31Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Chips Rafferty
Rating64%
In 1942 the Japanese army is thrusting southwards and Australia fears invasion. Bill Parsons becomes concerned, and leaves his homestead in northern Australia along with his wife and two daughters, Mary and Helen. They join up with a cattle drive heading south led by Dan McAlpine. Others on the drive include the shonky Corky; British former sailor, Sinbad; Aboriginal stockmen, Nipper and Jackie.
Fiddlers Three (1944)
, 1h28Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Time travel films
Actors Tommy Trinder, Sonnie Hale, Frances Day, Francis L. Sullivan, Elisabeth Welch, James Robertson Justice
Rating54%
Tommy Taylor and "The Professor", two sailors returning from leave to Portsmouth, pick up Lydia, a Wren, on the road but get a puncture as they reach Stonehenge. The professor tells them of an old legend that those caught at Stonehenge at midnight on midsummer's night are transported back in time. Moments later the area is struck by lightning. Nearby a group of Roman soldiers have suddenly appeared whom they initially mistake for members of ENSA. However, they swiftly prove to be genuine Romans who arrest them and threaten instant death unless they can prove they are Druids.
Nine Men (1943)
, 1h8Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Jack Lambert, Jack Lambert, Gordon Jackson, Frederick Piper, Fred Griffiths
Rating62%
Sergeant Jack Watson and the eight men under his command are travelling through the Libyan desert in an Allied convoy when their truck is destroyed by Italian forces, and they find themselves stranded as the convoy moves on without them. They take refuge in a semi-derelict desert fort, where they must hold out while being besieged by the Italians, with only a limited supply of ammunition and their own wits to help them survive.
Target for Tonight (1941)
, 48minutesDirected by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Rating62%
Before the film, several text cards explain bombers and the Royal Air Force chain of command. The film begins with an observation aircraft flying over and dropping a box of undeveloped film. Bomber Command develops the film and analyzes the resulting photographs, which are presented for the audience to see. There has been a massive build-up by German forces in the subject area for the past few months. The film shows the planning of the mission, even detailing how the bomber wing chooses munitions for the task. The weather forecast is expected to be good and the pilots are briefed. The crew of "'F' for Freddie", the bomber that is the focal point of the film, suit up and take off. While over Germany, the crew bombs the target, dead on for one bomb but their aircraft is hit by flak from "faceless" anti-aircraft gunners. The radio operator is hit in the leg and Freddie is the last aircraft to return. Mist covers the water, prompting worry at the Command. Meanwhile, Freddie cannot climb after the flak hit. They are not losing altitude but are in a bad situation. Tension builds in the film until finally, 'F for Freddie' lands. No aircraft are lost and the mission is a complete success.
Britain at Bay (1940)
, 8minutesDirected by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Rating65%
A compilation of footage with accompanying narration by J. B. Priestley. The film opens with images of rural and urban Britain, and then depicts the rise of Nazi Germany through newsreel footage, including the recent Fall of France. Priestley says that Britain is responsible for "the future of the civilised world", as iconic images of Britain are shown, including shots of Big Ben and the White Cliffs of Dover. Civilians are seen contributing towards the war effort and scenes of allied troops are juxtaposed with an extract from Winston Churchill's "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech.
London Can Take It! (1940)
, 9minutesDirected by Harry Watt, Humphrey Jennings
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about cities, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Quentin Reynolds
Rating69%
The film opens with shots of the London streets in late afternoon, as people begin their commute home. The narrator reminds the audience that these people are part of the greatest civilian army the world has ever known, and are going to join their respective service before London's "nightly visitor" arrives. Listening posts are stationed as far away as the coastline and the "white fingers" of searchlights touch the sky.
Christmas Under Fire (1940)
, 10minutesDirected by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Aviation films, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Quentin Reynolds
Rating67%
The film shows Christmas 1940, in the middle of the Blitz. Christmas traditions are depicted in juxtaposition with a wartime backdrop: Christmas trees are dug up for air raid shelters; housewives buy food for the Christmas dinner; theatres stage pantomime productions; schoolchildren produce handmade Christmas cards. People are shown celebrating Christmas while sheltering in the London Underground, accompanied by a carol sung by the choir of King's College, Cambridge.
Night Mail (1936)
, 26minutesDirected by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Documentary films about technology
Actors John Grierson
Rating67%
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The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)
, 1h40Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Aldo Ray, Heather Sears, Neil McCallum, Victor Maddern, Carlo Giustini, Alan Tilvern
Roles Responsable de l'adaptation
Rating62%
An ambulance drives through Sydney, having been hijacked by escaped convict Matt Kirk and his three accomplices, Matt's brother Johnny, Italian Luke and Bert. The four men manage to avoid detection at Sydney Hospital, and head out through Sydney Harbour in a purchased vessel, intending to go north. However the boat breaks down before they can get through Sydney Heads and the men decide to take refuge in Fort Denison (also known as Pinchgut), unaware it is occupied by caretaker Pat Fulton, his wife and daughter Ann.
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Sheila Sim, Orlando Martins, William Simons, Martin Benson, Peter Illing
Roles Story
Rating57%
The rural African Galana tribe move to Mombasa following a drought. The tribe's peaceful ways are destroyed by the influence of illegal ivory traders. Game warden Bob Payton turns detective, travelling to Zanzibar to discover the ringleader behind the ivory smuggling. Payton tracks his quarry through some of the most treacherous passages of the Zanzibar territory. Despite obstacles which include crocodiles and rhinos, Payton finally corners the villain. The gang's ringleader has given an African tribe land in return for ivory tusks, but he is repaid for his scheming when the tribe turns on him.
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Directed by Harry Watt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Harold Warrender, Meredith Edwards, William Simons, Orlando Martins
Roles Story
Rating61%
The film is set in East Africa. It is about a game warden called Bob Payton (Anthony Steel). He is horrified by the destruction of wild animals by ivory hunters. He establishes a wildlife sanctuary. He is attacked by wild animals and must contend with a villainous ivory poacher (Harold Warrender).