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School for Postmen

School for Postmen

19467.10h 16m

Overview

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

Directed by Jacques Tati
Written by Jacques Tati
Produced by Fred Orain
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Top Cast

Jacques Tati

Jacques Tati

Postman

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

Chief Postman

Themes & Keywords

mailpostal workershort film

About School for Postmen

School for Postmen is a comedy film released in 1946 exploring themes of mail, postal worker, short film. Directed by Jacques Tati, it stars Jacques Tati, Paul Demange. Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.

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