Love Letters and Live Wires
Brief Synopsis
A compilation of eight short films made between 1936 and 1939 to showcase the range of the UK General Post Office's output in order to promote the various services and illustrate the communications revolution of the 1930s.
Cast & Crew
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William Coldstream
Director
Dwight Godwin
Evelyn Corbett
Charlotte Leigh
Bob O'brian
Claude Simmonds
Film Details
Also Known As
Love Letters And Live Wires: Highlights From The GPO Film Unit
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 19m
Synopsis
A compilation of eight short films made between 1936 and 1939 to showcase the range of the UK General Post Office's output in order to promote the various services and illustrate the communications revolution of the 1930s.
Directors
William Coldstream
Director
Pat Jackson
Director
Norman Mclaren
Director
Lotte Reiniger
Director
Len Lye
Director
Crew
W H Auden
Sound
Benjamin Britten
Music Arranger
Benjamin Britten
Sound
Ken Cameron
Sound
[alberto] Cavalcanti
Sound
[alberto] Cavalcanti
Other
[alberto] Cavalcanti
Production Supervisor
Joseph Elliott Needham Cooper
Music Arranger
Jack Ellitt
Sound Editor
Jack Ellitt
Music Editor
H E Fowle
Cinematographer
Fred Gamage
Cinematographer
John Grierson
Other
Jacques Ibert
Music
Pat Jackson
Other
Jonah Jones
Cinematographer
D Knight
Assistant Director
Walter Leigh
Music
Richard Q Mcnaughton
Editor
Richard Q Mcnaughton
Other
Edward A Pawley
Sound Recordist
Lotte Reiniger
Animator
James Rogers
Cinematographer
C Sullivan
Sound
C Sullivan
Sound Recordist
Harry Watt
Producer
Harry Watt
Other
Basil Wright
Producer
Basil Wright
Other
Victor Yates
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Love Letters And Live Wires: Highlights From The GPO Film Unit
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2008
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 19m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United Kingdom September 19, 2008
Released in United Kingdom September 19, 2008
