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The Postman

Dreams do come true.

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

1h 54m1994PGTMDb 7.9

ComedyDramaRomance

Italian

Crew and Cast

Michael RadfordMichael RadfordDirectorMassimo TroisiMassimo TroisiMario RuoppoloPhilippe NoiretPhilippe NoiretPablo NerudaMaria Grazia CucinottaMaria Grazia CucinottaBeatrice RussoRenato ScarpaRenato ScarpaTelegrapherLinda MorettiLinda MorettiDonna RosaMariano RigilloMariano RigilloDi CosimoAnna BonaiutoAnna BonaiutoMatildeSergio SolliSergio SolliPeasantCarlo Di MaioCarlo Di MaioPriest
Nando Neri
Vincenzo Di SauroOrazio StracuzziOrazio StracuzziAlfredo CozzolinoAlfredo CozzolinoDi Cosimo's AssociateSimona CaparriniSimona CaparriniElsa MoranteCalogero AzzarettoCalogero AzzarettoBookseller
Assunta StacconiOld Woman in ChurchAngelo CasadeiAngelo CasadeiCinema SpectatorGiovanna SanfilippoGiovanna SanfilippoTavern Worker

Storyline

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

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Info

Original title
Il postino
Status
Released
Released
22 September 1994
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
7.9 / 10 (1,257 votes)

Production

Director
Michael Radford
Writers
Antonio Skármeta, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli
Studios
Esterno Mediterraneo Film, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, K2 Two
Countries
Italy, France, Belgium

Box Office

Budget
$3.0M
Revenue
$33.0M
Profit
$30.0M
Return
11.0×

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
Spanish, Italian