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The Postman

1994-09-22 · 114 min · ★ 7.9

Comedy · Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Michael Radford
Production companies
Esterno Mediterraneo Film, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, K2 Two, Blue Dahlia Productions, Penta Film
Countries
Italy, France, Belgium
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,000,000
Revenue
USD 33,000,000

Top Cast

Massimo TroisiMassimo TroisiMario Ruoppolo
Philippe NoiretPhilippe NoiretPablo Neruda
Maria Grazia CucinottaMaria Grazia CucinottaBeatrice Russo
Renato ScarpaRenato ScarpaTelegrapher
Linda MorettiLinda MorettiDonna Rosa
Mariano RigilloMariano RigilloDi Cosimo
Anna BonaiutoAnna BonaiutoMatilde
Sergio SolliSergio SolliPeasant
Carlo Di MaioCarlo Di MaioPriest
Nando Neri
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Orazio StracuzziOrazio Stracuzzi
Alfredo CozzolinoAlfredo CozzolinoDi Cosimo's Associate
Simona CaparriniSimona CaparriniElsa Morante (uncredited)
Calogero AzzarettoCalogero AzzarettoBookseller (uncredited)
Assunta StacconiOld Woman in Church (uncredited)
Angelo CasadeiAngelo CasadeiCinema Spectator (uncredited)
Giovanna SanfilippoGiovanna SanfilippoTavern Worker (uncredited)

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