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Night Mail

British Classics • 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.

Tags
Postal workers, Trains, Royal Mail
Cast
Pat Jackson Narrator
Crew
Harry Watt director
Basil Charles Wright director

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