Night Mail

Various documentary techniques are used to portray the journey of the 'POSTAL SPECIAL,' London-to-Glasgow mail train. Music by Benjamin Britten and a verse commentary by W H Auden. , L: Limited Access CP: Composite Positive AC: Acetate B: 800' 16/8/9.5mm 16mm Black & White Sound 860 Harry Watt Director: Harry Watt Great Britain. Post Office. Film Unit

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
Various documentary techniques are used to portray the journey of the 'POSTAL SPECIAL,' London-to-Glasgow mail train. Music by Benjamin Britten and a verse commentary by W H Auden. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — creator, length, description, catalog record
  3. Wikidata · Q943563 ↗ — color, country, genre, credits