Night Mail

Film Description

Produced by John Grierson, verse by W H Auden. One of the most celebrated documentaries of all, showing the Postal Special's nightly run from London to Scotland. It has realism, perfect structure and inspirational appeal. Also features The Midnight Hours (1987), a documentary that shows how much has changed in sorting and distribution since the original documentary, Post Haste (1980) celebrating 150 years of the travelling post office and Mail Rail (1987) celebrating 60 years of the unique Royal Mail underground railway.

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By Stewy on 10th April 2006

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• Classic Movies / British
• Documentaries / Transport & Travel

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Film Details

Director	Harry Watt, Basil Wright
Year	1936
Country	UK

Technical Details

Certificate	E
Length	24 mins
Label	GP
Format	VHSPAL B&W
Region	2
Cat No	GP520
Main Language	ENGLISH

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