School for Postmen

Jan 1, 1947

0h 16m

★ 7.0

Overview

Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Cady

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Cast

Postman

Jacques Tati

Chief Postman

Paul Demange

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0.0

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3.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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10.0

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0.0

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A comedy short Directed by Castleton Knight,

6.0

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7.5

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Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.8

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Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.6

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6.7

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