Night Mail

Summary

Night Mail is a short film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Night Mail's image is recorded as Night-Mail 1936 GPO documentary poster artwork (border cropped).jpg^[3].
• Night Mail's instance of is recorded as short film^[4].
• Night Mail's director is recorded as Harry Watt^[5].
• Night Mail's director is recorded as Basil Wright^[6].
• Night Mail's screenwriter is recorded as Basil Wright^[7].
• Night Mail's screenwriter is recorded as John Grierson^[8].
• Night Mail's screenwriter is recorded as Harry Watt^[9].
• Night Mail's composer is recorded as Benjamin Britten^[10].
• Night Mail's genre is recorded as documentary film^[11].
• Night Mail's cast member is recorded as Stuart Legg^[12].
• Night Mail's cast member is recorded as John Grierson^[13].
• Night Mail's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 195847577^[14].
• Night Mail's GND ID is recorded as 7604767-2^[15].
• Night Mail's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 156195281^[16].
• Night Mail's director of photography is recorded as Jonah Jones^[17].
• Night Mail's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0028030^[18].
• Night Mail's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19].
• Night Mail's Commons category is recorded as Night Mail^[20].
• Night Mail's color is recorded as black-and-white^[21].
• Night Mail's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 635342^[22].
• Night Mail's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[23].
• Night Mail's publication date is recorded as +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Night Mail's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g25bw^[25].
• Night Mail's distributed by is recorded as Ealing Studios^[26].
• Night Mail's main subject is recorded as Travelling Post Office^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Harry Watt^[5] and Basil Wright^[6]. Screenwriters include Basil Wright^[7], John Grierson^[8], and Harry Watt^[9]. Cast members include Stuart Legg^[12] and John Grierson^[13].

Publication

Night Mail's publication date is recorded as +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[19]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film^[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Travelling Post Office^[27] and rail transport operations^[28].

Why It Matters

Night Mail ranks in the top 2% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]