Night Mail

Summary

Night Mail is a short film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Night Mail's instance of is recorded as short film^[3].
• Night Mail was directed by Harry Watt^[4].
• Night Mail was directed by Basil Wright^[5].
• Basil Wright wrote the screenplay for Night Mail^[6].
• John Grierson wrote the screenplay for Night Mail^[7].
• Harry Watt wrote the screenplay for Night Mail^[8].
• Night Mail's composer is recorded as Benjamin Britten^[9].
• Night Mail's genre is documentary film^[10].
• A cast member of Night Mail was Stuart Legg^[11].
• A cast member of Night Mail was John Grierson^[12].
• Night Mail's director of photography is recorded as Jonah Jones^[13].
• The original language of Night Mail was English^[14].
• Night Mail's Commons category is recorded as Night Mail^[15].
• Night Mail's color is recorded as black-and-white^[16].
• Night Mail's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[17].
• Night Mail was released on January 1, 1936^[18].
• Night Mail's distributed by is recorded as Ealing Studios^[19].
• Night Mail's main subject is Travelling Post Office^[20].
• Night Mail's main subject is rail transport operations^[21].
• Night Mail's film editor is recorded as Basil Wright^[22].
• Night Mail's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Night Mail'}^[23].
• Night Mail's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+24'}^[24].
• Night Mail's narrator is recorded as Stuart Legg^[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Harry Watt^[4] and Basil Wright^[5]. Screenwriters include Basil Wright^[6], John Grierson^[7], and Harry Watt^[8]. Cast members include Stuart Legg^[11] and John Grierson^[12].

Publication

Night Mail was published on January 1, 1936^[18]. The original language of it was English^[14]. Its genre is documentary film^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Travelling Post Office^[20] and rail transport operations^[21].

Why It Matters

Night Mail has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]