The Postman
7.8
“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.
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Cast
18 people
Massimo Troisi
Mario Ruoppolo
Known for
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
I'm Starting from Three
Philippe Noiret
Pablo Neruda
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
The Old Gun
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Beatrice Russo
Known for
The Rite
The World Is Not Enough
Renato Scarpa
Telegrapher
Known for
The Two Popes
The Count of Monte Cristo
Linda Moretti
Donna Rosa
Known for
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
Amore a prima vista
Mariano Rigillo
Di Cosimo
Known for
To Rome with Love
Let's Go to the Country
Anna Bonaiuto
Matilde
Known for
Il Divo
Naples in Veils
Sergio Solli
Peasant
Known for
I Can Quit Whenever I Want
Ciao, Professore!
Carlo Di Maio
Priest
Also in
Suddenly Heaven
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Nando Neri
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Orazio Stracuzzi
Known for
At War for Love
On Our Watch
Michael Radford Director · Massimo Troisi Screenplay Furio Scarpelli Story
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $3M · United States release June 14, 1995
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$33,000,000
Gross vs. budget
11.0×
Production
Esterno Mediterraneo Film
Production
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Production
K2 Two
Production
Blue Dahlia Productions
Production
Penta Film
Production
Cecchi Gori Group
Production
Tiger Cinematografica
Production
Italy · France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il postino
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1994
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 22, 1994
Theatrical
United States · June 14, 1995
Theatrical
Czechia
October 12, 1995 · Theatrical
France
October 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Greece
September 11, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 26, 1995 · Theatrical
April 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 13, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 9, 2021 · Theatrical · 4K restoration (re-release)
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