Night Mail
BFI titles
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Documentary, Short Films, Special Interest, UR
The flagship of the GPO Film Unit's output and a cornerstone of British documentary. Harry Watt and Basil Wright's study of the down postal express stands as a beacon for John Grierson's original purpose for documentary - to make the working man the hero of the screen. A truly collaborative effort, a coming together of many great names and those immortal lines from W.H. Auden.
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Piccadilly Circus by Night
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Portrait of David Hockney
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