NFB Collection
The Postman
194717 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Morten Parker
Production: Gudrun Parker
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Post Office Department.
This film presents a thorough look at how the post office works. What is the Dead Letter Office? Who cancels the stamps? How does a letter get from Ottawa to Landis, Saskatchewan? From the letter carrier to the sorter, all the postal workers are shown to contribute in getting a letter to its final destination. A short trailer Jimmy Addresses a Letter accompanies this film to demonstrate the correct way of writing an address.
Availability
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Subject categories
- Media and Communication > Postal Services
Credits
- director
- Morten Parker
- producer
- Gudrun Parker
- camera
- Robert Humble