Night Mail
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Presents an early documentary account of the overnight journey of the Post Office train, collecting and delivering mail from London to Glasgow. Uses on-the-spot sound recording., Documents the "Postal Special" enroute from London to Scotland showing the sorting of the mail. Music by Benjamin Britten and verse commentary by W. H. Auden.
Credits
- Directed by
- Basil Wright, Harry Watt
- Written by
- Basil Wright, Harry Watt, John Grierson
- Cast
- Stuart Legg, John Grierson
- Cinematography
- Jonah Jones
- Music
- Benjamin Britten
- Edited by
- Basil Wright
Complete catalog record
, The classic documentary of the dramatic journey of the Postal Special from London to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The express is manned by Post Office workers who sort the mail on board and conduct the exacting work of receiving and dispatching it at specific points throughout the trip.
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