It begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for transit. Then, as the train proceeds along the course of its journey, we are shown the various regional railway stations at which it collects and deposits its cargo. Inside the train the process of sorting takes place.
As it nears its destination there is a sequence - the best known in the film - in which WH Auden's spoken verse and Benjamin Britten's music are combined over montage images of racing train wheels.
It begins with a voiceover commentary describing how the mail is collected for transit. Then, as the train proceeds along the course of its journey, we are shown the various regional railway stations at which it collects and deposits its cargo. Inside the train the process of sorting takes place.
As it nears its destination there is a sequence - the best known in the film - in which WH Auden's spoken verse and Benjamin Britten's music are combined over montage images of racing train wheels.
Studio | BFI Pub |
Release date | November 2007 |
Availability | In stock. We should be able to ship in 1 working day. |
Movie released | 1936 |
Contributors | Harry Watt, Basil Wright, W.H Auden, Benjamin Britten, John Grierson, Stuart Legg |
Directors | Harry Watt, Basil Wright |
Dimensions | 145 x 125 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Languages | value |
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LSN | X17-E6F-YLE-5 |