The GPO Story Plus Animation DVD, 1930s

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Film Description

The GPO Story, co-produced by The Post Office and the BBC, tells the story of the GPO Film Unit's bold experiments in movie-making. Extracts from many of the classics are included, as are interviews with many of the GPO film-makers, including Harry Watt, Basil Wright, Stuart Legg, Edgar Anstey, Chick Fowle, Pat Jackson, R.Q. McNaughton, Ralph Bond and Ken Cameron.

Also included are six colour animated films from the 1930s: Colour Box (Len Lye, 1935), Rainbow Dance (Len Lye, 1936), Trade Tattoo (Len Lye, 1937), The Tocher (Lotte Reiniger, 1938), The HPO - Heavenly Post Office (Lotte Reiniger, 1938), Love on the Wing (Norman McLaren, 1936).

Film Information

Director - G P O Film Unit

Produced - 1930s

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film

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Related Genres

• Classic Movies
• Cinema & Film Documentaries
• Mature Animation
• Classic Animation Movies
• Classic British Film

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