Thirty Million Letters

Thirty Million Letters
Directed byJames Ritchie
Produced byEdgar Anstey
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Post Office
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Thirty Million Letters (also known as 30 Million Letters) is a 1963 British short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films.

Accolades

The film received a certificate of merit in the Documentary class at the 1963 Cork International Film Festival.

In 1964 it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Home media

It is available as an extra on the 2007 British Film Institute DVD Night Mail.

References

  1. ↑ "Thirty Million Letters". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Russell, Patrick (2011). "Film at the Post-war GPO". In Anthony, Scott; Mansell, James (eds.). The Projection of Britain: A History of the GPO Film Unit. British Film Institute. p. 281. ISBN 978-1844573745.
  3. ↑ "Jury Awards at Irish Festival". Variety. 2 October 1963. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "NY Times: Thirty Million Letters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Night Mail". BFI shop. Retrieved 19 February 2025.