News for the Navy

United Kingdom, 1938

Film
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A documentary style account of how a letter from home reaches a sailor on duty in foreign waters.

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Credits

production company

GPO Film Unit

director

Norman McLaren

Duration

00:11:45:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323676

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Great Britain. Royal Navy

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Great Britain

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sailors

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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