John Grierson
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John Grierson was a Scottish filmmaker, film theorist, and critic, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of
Grierson (right) with Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Ruiz in 1955
John Grierson (left), Chairman of the Wartime Information Board, meeting with Ralph Foster, Head of Graphics, National Film Board of Canada, to examine a series of posters produced by the National Film Board of Canada
Night Mail
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Night Mail is a 1936 British documentary film directed by Harry Watt and Basil Wright for the General Post Office Film Unit. Widely considered a masterpiece of the British Documentary Film Movement, t
John Grierson
…as much at GPO workers as the general public. During Grierson's administration, the GPO Film Unit produced a series of groundbreaking films, including Night Mail (dir. Basil Wright and Harry Watt, 1936) and Coal Face (dir. Alberto Cavalcanti, 1935). In 1934 he produced at the GPO Film Unit the award-winning The…
Film poster designed by Pat Keely
Train at speed
Signalman switching points as shown near the beginning of the film
The film "starred" Royal Scot Class No. 6115 Scots Guardsman.