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Night Mail

MOVIE • 1938

Night Mail

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.1/5Votes: 40
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Documentary

Top Cast

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Arthur Clark

Self - Engineer

John Grierson

John Grierson

Commentary (voice)

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Stuart Legg

Commentary (voice)

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Robert Rae

Self - Senior Driver - LMS Railway

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

Sound Director

Harry Watt

Harry Watt

Director

Basil Wright

Basil Wright

Editor

W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden

Writer

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H.E. Fowle

Director of Photography

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Jonah Jones

Director of Photography

Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto Cavalcanti

Sound Director

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E.A. Pawley

Sound Recordist

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C.F. Sullivan

Sound Recordist

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Richard Q. McNaughton

Editor

Where to watch

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Film

Status

Released

Release

May 13, 1938

Runtime

25 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Budget

N/A

Revenue

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