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Phone

1974-07-07 · 18 min · ★ 10.0

Documentary · Comedy

A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

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Directors
Sam Neill
Production companies
New Zealand National Film Unit
Countries
New Zealand
Status
Released

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John BanasJohn Banas
Ross Jolly
Grant TillyGrant Tilly
Anne England
Jane McKechnie

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