The Postman

The Postman

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 7, 1994

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

The Postman

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 7, 1994

The Postman
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Penta Films, Blue Dahlia Productions, Esterno Mediterraneo Film, K2 Two
Original title Il postino
Directors Elide Cortesi, Gaia Gorrini, Stefano Veneruso, Massimo Troisi, Michael Radford
Writers Anna Pavignano, Massimo Troisi, Giacomo Scarpelli, Antonio Skármeta, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli

Cast

Massimo Troisi

as Mario Ruoppolo

Philippe Noiret

as Pablo Neruda

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

as Beatrice Russo

Renato Scarpa

as Telegrapher

Linda Moretti

as Donna Rosa

Mariano Rigillo

as Di Cosimo

Anna Bonaiuto

as Matilde

Sergio Solli

as Peasant

Carlo Di Maio

as Priest

Alfredo Cozzolino

as Di Cosimo's Associate

Simona Caparrini

as Elsa Morante (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto

as Bookseller (uncredited)

Assunta Stacconi

as Old Woman in Church (uncredited)

Angelo Casadei

as Cinema Spectator (uncredited)