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The Postman
The Postman

The Postman

Dreams do come true.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$3000000

Revenue

$33000000

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.929/10

Release Date

07 April 1994

Country

Belgium

Cast

Massimo Troisi

Massimo Troisi

Mario Ruoppolo

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Pablo Neruda

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Beatrice Russo

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Telegrapher

Linda Moretti

Linda Moretti

Donna Rosa

Mariano Rigillo

Mariano Rigillo

Di Cosimo

Anna Bonaiuto

Anna Bonaiuto

Matilde

Sergio Solli

Sergio Solli

Peasant

Carlo Di Maio

Carlo Di Maio

Priest

Nando Neri

Nando Neri

Vincenzo Di Sauro

Vincenzo Di Sauro

Orazio Stracuzzi

Orazio Stracuzzi

Alfredo Cozzolino

Alfredo Cozzolino

Di Cosimo's Associate

Simona Caparrini

Simona Caparrini

Elsa Morante (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto

Calogero Azzaretto

Bookseller (uncredited)

Assunta Stacconi

Assunta Stacconi

Old Woman in Church (uncredited)

Angelo Casadei

Angelo Casadei

Cinema Spectator (uncredited)

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