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Night Mail (1936) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1936 · 25 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Harry Watt, Basil Wright
- Starring
- Stuart Legg, John Grierson, Arthur Clark, Robert Rae
This short documentary offers a behind‑the‑scenes look at the dedicated mail‑train that sorts, drops off and picks up parcels while travelling at speed. It follows the overnight service that departs Euston in London and delivers the mail to Scotland, arriving in Glasgow by morning.
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