CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 0h 25m

Night Mail

62%(38)IMDbDocumentary

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

Directed byHarry Watt, Basil Wright

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 25m
Language
EN
Released
May 13, 1938
Studios
GPO Film Unit

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Arthur Clark

Self - Engineer

John Grierson

John Grierson

Commentary (voice)

Stuart Legg

Commentary (voice)

Robert Rae

Self - Senior Driver - LMS Railway

Creative team
Directed by
Harry Watt
Harry Watt
Basil Wright
Basil Wright
Written by
W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
Produced by
Basil Wright
Basil Wright
Harry Watt
Harry Watt

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