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The Postman

The Postman

Dreams do come true.

19947.91h 54m

Overview

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

Directed by Michael Radford
Written by Antonio Skármeta, Giacomo Scarpelli, Furio Scarpelli
Produced by Gaetano Daniele, Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $33.0M

Top Cast

Massimo Troisi

Massimo Troisi

Mario Ruoppolo

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Pablo Neruda

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Beatrice Russo

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Telegrapher

Linda Moretti

Linda Moretti

Donna Rosa

Mariano Rigillo

Mariano Rigillo

Di Cosimo

Anna Bonaiuto

Anna Bonaiuto

Matilde

Sergio Solli

Sergio Solli

Peasant

Carlo Di Maio

Carlo Di Maio

Priest

N

Nando Neri

Themes & Keywords

islandfishermanletterpostmanpoetnaples, italylovepoverty

About The Postman

The Postman is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of island, fisherman, letter, postman, poet, naples, italy. Directed by Michael Radford, it stars Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. 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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