Made in 1964 for the General Post Office in Great Britain this documentary features the employees and their work, such as night postal sorters, a postman on his delivery round, telephone operators, clerical and management staff. The accomplished cinematography by Manny Wynn is complemented by James Harpham’s original music composition.
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Collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310335
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Clerical occupations
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Postal - Employees
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)