The structure of the film updates night mail, some 50 years on. Film unit bookplateleaf 0002 boxid ia1243004 camera. Executive produced by ridley scott and directed by kevin macdonald. The flagship of the gpo film units output and a cornerstone of british documentary. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Night mail is one of those odd oneoffs that everyone remembers. The west highland line film is a great bonus with what was a good documentary about this line of fabulous scenery but with the added bonus,like night mail of the sociohistoric interest, now that the film is so much older although nowhere near as old as night mail. The economist it may be true, as the opening scene of the novel says, that everybody has a story about cordova. Download this free vector about movie night, and discover more than 7 million professional graphic resources on freepik. It shows the run from london to glasgow, picking up post on the way, sorting it on the train and dropping off at lineside collection points, all at speed. The plow that broke the plains and night mail 1934usa. The film was produced by john griersons famed gpo film unit and is a homage to the british postal and railway systems. The most famous is the night mail, about a mail train from london to scotland, produced by the gpo film unit. Night mail is a 1936 documentary film about a london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train from london to scotland, produced by the gpo film unit. It is not to be confused with the 1936 documentary night mail plot. The best free movies on youtube april 2020 digital trends. In the documentary night mail 1936, john grierson narrates the opening scene with wh audens poem of the same name, night mail. This was the year when nazis came into power in germany and politics became a huge issue in films in the 10 years after that. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
The milky way is a 1936 american comedy film starring harold lloyd. Night mail is widely considered a masterpiece of the british documentary film movement. Night mail remastered and restored british universities. Directed by comedy veteran leo mccarey, the film was written by grover jones, frank butler and richard connell based on a play of the same name by lynn root and harry clork which was presented on broadway in 1934. Jun 15, 2008 in the documentary night mail 1936, john grierson narrates the opening scene with wh audens poem of the same name, night mail. Indeed, it is a reflection of the politics, talents and preoccupations of those who worked for the gpo film unit in the 1930s that night mail, a documentary ostensibly about the delivery of mail, could serve also as a paean to the masculine worker and to gentle socialist ideals. Robinson is available to watch for free on youtube. Overview of nightmail, 1936, directed by basil wright, with john grierson, at turner classic movies. Dec 01, 2007 night mail, about the london to glasgow postal train, is a classic of the 1930s british documentary boom, with contributions from auden and britten. The flagship of the gpo film units output and a cornerstone of british documentary, featuring music by benjamin britten and the verse of w. In this awardwinning, impressionistic short documentary, robert, an exwelder from the shipyard area of govan in glasgow, reflects on his discovery of literature and how words have become his tools of the trade. Films of the united kingdom, 1936 wikimedia commons.
Dont miss the w h auden poem night mail toward the end of the film. Night film is an engrossing yarn, full of twists and cliffhangers. Night mail 1936 is one of the bestloved and bestknown films in the canon of british. San francisco at night free hd stock video footage. Auden in time to the sounds and rhythms of the train, making one want nothing more than to be on that train, to be part of the workforce, to be part of the team that works for the night mail that delivers the post to. Night mail is a british 25minute short film from 1936, so this one has its 80th anniversary this year and is still in blackandwhite of course. One of the most critically acclaimed and bestloved films produced within the british documentary movement, night mail tells the. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies. This is a remake of the british transport films film the night mail this train used to run from london, euston glasgow via crewe the locomotive used was bachmanns jubliee 5563 australia. This short, acclaimed blackandwhite british documentary from the 1930s centres on a mail train travelling from london to scotland to drop and collect mail. Made by the general post office film unit gpo, who were known for a surprisingly daring experimental style and put a lyrical spin on what. Sign up for news on the latest rentals, subscription classics and free archive highlights. Night mail is a 1936 english documentary film directed and produced by harry watt and basil wright, and produced by the general post office gpo film unit. Its general release gained critical praise and became a classic of its own kind, much imitated by adverts and modern film shorts.
Media in category films of the united kingdom, 1936 the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Download this free hd stock video footage of san francisco at night. It shows 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. Its part of the movie night mail, a 1936 documentary film about a lms london, midland and scottish railway mail train.
Most notably, it contains the poem written and spoken by writer w. The midnight hours gained the nickname night mail 2 because many years ago it was screened on tv immediately after the original version, but separated by a commercial break. Night mail is a document of precision, and dedication. Night mail 1936 was one of the most critically acclaimed films to be produced within the british documentary film movement. This is the night mail an icon of britains documentary film movement. I like this film, because it is a glimpse of days long past when the gpo ran the the night mail train. Night mail is a short 25 minute black and white documentary made in 1936. It was made in 1936 by the gpo film unit and gives you a snapshot of industrial. Benjamin britten night mail 1936 music sales classical.
This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the bfi national archive on behalf of the national archives, home to more than 1,000 years of british history. Watch the full version of night mail for free on bfi player. On the outbreak of the second world war, the gpo film unit became the crown film unit, and its moraleboosting mode was effectively nationalised, a move which resulted in the production of patriotic wartime classics such as london can take it 1940, target for tonight 1941 and listen to britain 1942. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Created in 1936, just ten years after the introduction of sound on film, this iconic. Pessl handles cordovas menace superbly, keeping readers in thrall. Download movie night for free free vectors, photos and psd. It is the impressively mounted chronicle of the special express train that each year delivers over 500 million pieces of mail across the united kingdom. The night mail 1936 great british composers on film. Cast and crew credits for nightmail, 1936, directed by basil wright, with john grierson, at turner classic movies. Life in a day free film captures for future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of july, 2010. In 107 lists, 719 checks, 20 favorites, 8 dislikes.
British postal employees collect and sort mail on a night train from england to scotland. Harry watt and basil wrights study of the down postal express stands as a beacon for john griersons. Auden was written for it, used in the closing few minutes, as was music by benjamin britten. Why we fights prelude to war prelude to war was the first film of frank capras why we fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the office of war information owi and george c. Dec 12, 2011 this is the night mail crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order, letters for the rich, letters for the poor, the shop at the corner and the girl next door. But its hard to imagine any one that would be better than night film. The death of the film director pat jackson breaks the last link with the pioneer british documentary movement of the 1930s, and with its masterpiece night mail 1936, on which he worked as a. Drawing inspiration from jean renoirs sundappled and racially sensitive the southerner 1945, also restored by the archive as well as the poetic documentaries of basil wright one of burnetts teachers at ucla, such as song of ceylon 1934 and night mail 1936, killer of sheep achieves a deeply felt intensity with nonprofessional. Past cottongrass and moorland boulder shovelling white steam over her shoulder. This song contains samples from the 1936 movie night mail about the london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train. Apr 07, 2020 the film that propelled dustin hoffman to stardom and that inspired simon and garfunkels mrs.
The night mail 1936 benjamin britten began writing music for documentary short films in the 1930s. The ultimate section of the film is positively inspired, when the score by benjamin britten is combined with the words of w. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Night mail is a 1936 documentary film about a london, midland and scottish railway lms mail train from london to scotland. This is the night mail crossing the border, bringing the cheque and the postal order, letters for the rich, letters for the poor, the shop at the corner, the girl next door. The 24minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the london, midland and scottish railway lms from london to glasgow and the staff who operate it. Night mail by w h auden famous poems, famous poets. Blake morrison marvels at night mail books the guardian. Auden was written for it and used in the closing few minutes, as was brittens music.