The Postman
6.9
A political metaphor based on Buchner's "Woyzeck": a simpleminded mailman ends up committing a murder.
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Cast
13 people
Ali Nasirian
Taghi
Known for
Sun Children
The Cow
Ezzatollah Entezami
Niyatollah
Known for
The Cow
Jaleh Sam
Mounir, Taghi's wife
Also in
Golgo 13
The Divine One
Ahmad Reza Ahmadi
Niyatollah's Nephew
Also in
The Mirror of the Soul
Care for Me, Lady!
Bahman Forsi
Veterinary Surgeon
Also in
The Cycle
Esmat Safavi
Known for
The Cow
Ezzatollah Ramazanifar
Known for
The Cow
Amrollah Saberi
Also in
Hamoon
Ghazal
Iraj Rad
Also in
Jafar Khan is back from the West
The Tenants
Mohammad Karbasi
Also in
He Died
The secret of creation
Nasser Najafi
Davood Arya
Dariush Mehrjui Director · Georg Büchner Story Hormouz Farhat Composer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $80M · First release April 1, 1972
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Misaghye Studio
Production · Studio
Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
پستچی
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · April 1, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
June 29, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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