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6.9/10   289 votes
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Writer:
W.H. Auden (writer)
Genre:
Short | Documentary
Plot:
Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight. | add synopsis
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Cast

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John Grierson ... Commentary
Stuart Legg ... Commentary
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
25 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U
Filming Locations:
Euston Station, Somers Town, London, England, UK more
Company:
GPO (General Post Office) Film Unit more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shots of the interior of the carriage where the mail is sorted were filmed in a studio. An impression of movement was given by gently swinging the string that was hanging down from the top of the sorting boxes before each shot was filmed and telling the postal workers to walk with a rolling gait. more
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Featured in The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV) more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Night Mail 1936 Style, 24 June 2003
Author: CocaCola18 (Aka1983CocaCola@aol.com) from England

If you've ever studied film or Media in England you would have certainly come across the GPO Film Unit during your studies. A unit formed by John Grierson after being influenced by Robert Flaherty of 'Nanook of the North' fame!

This documentary shows how the people of 1930's United Kingdom got there mail from a to b!

Directed Basil Wright with commentary by John Grierson & Stuart Legg and superb and now famous poem finale by the now great W.H. Auden this is a good documentary.

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