''Thirty Million Letters'' is a 1963 short

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directed by

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and made by

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. It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short.

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* * 1963 films 1963 documentary films 1963 short films 1960s short documentary films British short documentary films British Transport Films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{UK-documentary-film-stub