The Postman (1994)
Il postino (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 48min
- Biography, Comedy
- 22 Mar 1996 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 30 wins & 20 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Philippe Noiret | ... |
Pablo Neruda
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Massimo Troisi | ... |
Mario Ruoppolo
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Maria Grazia Cucinotta | ... |
Beatrice Russo
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Renato Scarpa | ... |
Telegrapher
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Linda Moretti | ... |
Donna Rosa
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Sergio Solli | ... |
Peasant
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Carlo Di Maio | ... |
Priest
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Nando Neri | ... |
Marshal
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Vincenzo Di Sauro |
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Orazio Stracuzzi |
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Alfredo Cozzolino | ... |
Di Cosimo's Associate
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Mariano Rigillo | ... |
Di Cosimo
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Anna Bonaiuto | ... |
Matilde
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Calogero Azzaretto | ... |
Bookseller (uncredited)
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Simona Caparrini | ... |
Elsa Morante (uncredited)
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Angelo Casadei | ... |
Cinema Spectator (uncredited)
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Chuck Riley | ... |
Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
Michael Radford | ||
Massimo Troisi | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Antonio Skármeta | ... | (novel "Ardiente Paciencia") |
Furio Scarpelli | ... | (story) & |
Giacomo Scarpelli | ... | (story) |
Anna Pavignano | ... | (screenplay) & |
Michael Radford | ... | (screenplay) & |
Furio Scarpelli | ... | (screenplay) & |
Giacomo Scarpelli | ... | (screenplay) & |
Massimo Troisi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Mario Cecchi Gori | ... | producer |
Vittorio Cecchi Gori | ... | producer |
Gaetano Daniele | ... | producer |
Alberto Passone | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Luis Bacalov |
Cinematography by
Franco Di Giacomo |
Editing by
Roberto Perpignani |
Editorial Department
Stefano Giovannini | ... | color technician |
Lidia Pascolini | ... | assistant editor |
Rita Triunveri | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Lorenzo Baraldi |
Costume Design by
Gianna Gissi |
Makeup Department
Alfredo Marazzi | ... | makeup artist |
Simone Marazzi | ... | makeup artist |
Ferdinando Merolla | ... | hair stylist |
Léone Noël | ... | makeup artist |
Angelo Vannella | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Federico Foti | ... | unit manager |
Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
Vincenzo Testa | ... | production manager |
Raffaele Veneruso | ... | production supervisor |
Ilaria Bosi | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gaia Gorrini | ... | assistant director |
Stefano Veneruso | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Laura Casalini | ... | assistant production designer |
Cosimo Gomez | ... | sketch artist |
Roberto Magagnini | ... | lead person |
Riccardo Passanisi | ... | property master |
Luigi Sergianni | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
Paolo Amici | ... | sound effects |
Tullio Arcangeli | ... | sound effects |
Roberto Cappannelli | ... | sound recordist |
Vince Caro | ... | sound recording engineer |
Giulio De Angeli | ... | sound effects (as Giulio D'Angeli) |
Franco Finetti | ... | sound |
Saverio Lancia | ... | sound effects |
George A. Lara | ... | foley mixer |
Massimo Loffredi | ... | sound |
Ettore Mancini | ... | boom operator |
Ezio Marcorin | ... | sound editor / sound effects |
Daniele Masini | ... | sound effects |
Nicoletta Negri | ... | dubbing assistant |
Augusto Penna | ... | sound effects |
Alessandra Perpignani | ... | sound supervisor |
Paolo Pucci | ... | sound effects editor |
Angelo Raguseo | ... | re-recording mixer |
Roberto Sterbini | ... | sound effects |
Marco Streccioni | ... | re-recording mixer |
Fabio Venturi | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Altibrandi | ... | electrician |
Elio Bosi | ... | key grip |
Piero Bosi | ... | grip |
Bruno Bruni | ... | still photographer |
Osvaldo Caruso | ... | grip |
Stefano Coletta | ... | camera operator |
Francesca D'Antoni | ... | assistant camera |
Rolando Marcheggiani | ... | electrician |
Ernesto Natoli | ... | assistant camera |
Gaetano Rutigliano | ... | grip |
Mario Tursi | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvette Bonnay | ... | wardrobe |
Alberta Ceccarelli | ... | wardrobe |
Rita Cirilli | ... | wardrobe |
Luciana Morosetti | ... | assistant costumer |
Location Management
Gianluca Passone | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Luis Bacalov | ... | conductor |
Franco Finetti | ... | score engineer and mixer |
Marco Streccioni | ... | score engineer and mixer |
Fabio Venturi | ... | score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
Elide Cortesi | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Bruno Alessandro | ... | voice dubbing: Philippe Noiret |
Rodolfo Bianchi | ... | dubbing director |
Cristiana Caimmi | ... | publicist |
Anna Cenciarelli | ... | administrator |
Christopher Gambale | ... | assistant to harvey weinstein |
Amy Israel | ... | studio executive |
Marco Mattei | ... | cashier / payroll clerk |
Gianluca Passone | ... | production secretary |
Flavio Tallone | ... | production secretary |
Alfredo Veneruso | ... | production secretary |
David H. Kramer | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Thanks
Massimo Troisi | ... | dedicatee |
Production Companies
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
- Penta Distribuzione
- Esterno Mediterraneo Film
- Blue Dahlia Productions (co-production)
- K2 Two (co-production)
- Canal+ (co-production)
Distributors
- Penta Distribuzione (1994) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Alliance Communications Corporation (1995) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1995) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1995) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Alliance Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Miramax (1995) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (1996) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2000) (Finland) (tv)
- Cecchi Gori Home Video (2001) (Italy) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Miramax (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (video)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Danaos (2018) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Chain Production (2018) (United Kingdom) (VOD)
- Cult Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Future Film (2018) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- Alambique Destilaria de Ideias (2019) (Portugal)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Buena Vista International (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CAM Edizioni Musicali (soundtrack released by)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Miramax (soundtrack)
- Murray Weissman and Associates (marketing and promotion)
- Orchestra Sinfonietta di Roma (orchestra)
- Videogamma (titles and opticals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, is exiled to a small island for political reasons. On the island, the unemployed son of a poor fisherman is hired as an extra postman due to the huge increase in mail that this causes. Il Postino is to hand-deliver the celebrity's mail to him. Though poorly educated, the postman learns to love poetry and eventually befriends Neruda. Struggling to grow and express himself more fully, he suddenly falls in love and needs Neruda's help and guidance more than ever.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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Taglines | Dreams do come true. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $54,900,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Writer/co-director/star Massimo Troisi postponed heart surgery so he could complete the film. The day after filming was complete, he suffered a fatal heart attack. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023). See more » |
Soundtracks | Madreselva See more » |
Quotes |
Mario Ruoppolo:
Poetry doesn't belong to those who write it; it belongs to those who need it. See more » |