Night Mail
1936 | 25m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Harry Watt, Basil Wright |
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| Writer: | W.H. Auden |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 13, 1936 |
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| Director: | Harry Watt, Basil Wright |
| Writer: | W.H. Auden |
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| Keywords | scotland, train, mail, mail train |
| Production Companies | GPO Film Unit |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Arthur Clark | Engineer |
| John Grierson | Commentary |
| Stuart Legg | Commentary |
| Robert Rae | Senior Driver - LMS Railway |
| Name | Job |
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| H.E. Fowle | Director of Photography |
| Jonah Jones | Director of Photography |
| Benjamin Britten | Sound Director |
| Harry Watt | Director |
| Basil Wright | Editor, Director |
| W.H. Auden | Writer |
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