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The Postman
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Trailer
IL POSTINO TRAILER · plays on YouTube
Synopsis
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, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli
Cast
Massimo Troisi
Mario Ruoppolo
Philippe Noiret
Pablo Neruda
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Beatrice Russo
Renato Scarpa
Telegrapher
Linda Moretti
Donna Rosa
Mariano Rigillo
Di Cosimo
Anna Bonaiuto
Matilde
Sergio Solli
Peasant
Carlo Di Maio
Priest
Nando Neri
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Orazio Stracuzzi
Alfredo Cozzolino
Di Cosimo's Associate
Simona Caparrini
Elsa Morante (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto
Bookseller (uncredited)
Assunta Stacconi
Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- September 22, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- IT
- Original title
- Il postino
- Country
- Italy, France, Belgium
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $33,000,000
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