The Postman
“The year is 2013. One man walked in off the horizon and hope came with him.”
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.
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Cast
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Kevin Costner
The Postman
Known for
Yellowstone
The Untouchables
Will Patton
Bethlehem
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Larenz Tate
Ford
Known for
Power
Power Book II: Ghost
Olivia Williams
Abby
Known for
The Sixth Sense
The Nevers
James Russo
Idaho
Known for
Tulsa King
Donnie Brasco
Daniel von Bargen
Sheriff Briscoe
Known for
Malcolm in the Middle
Basic Instinct
Tom Petty
Bridge City Mayor
Known for
King of the Hill
Made in Heaven
Scott Bairstow
Luke
Known for
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
Tuck Everlasting
Giovanni Ribisi
Bandit #20
Known for
Avatar
Lost in Translation
Roberta Maxwell
Irene March
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Dead Man Walking
Joe Santos
Getty
Known for
The Rockford Files
The Last Boy Scout
Ron McLarty
Old George
Known for
How Do You Know
Heartburn
Kevin Costner Director · Eric Roth Screenplay Brian Helgeland Screenplay
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $80M · United States release December 25, 1997
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,626,234
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Tig Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Germany · December 25, 1997
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1997
Theatrical
United States · June 9, 1998
Physical · DVD
United States
September 8, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
April 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 9, 1998 · Theatrical
France
February 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
July 20, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Italy
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 19, 1998 · Theatrical
February 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
November 20, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
Portugal
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 20, 1998 · Theatrical
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