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The Postman

Dreams do come true.

7.9(1,261)19941h 54m4

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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Status
Released
Budget
$3M
Box office
$33M
Language
Spanish
  • island
  • fisherman
  • letter
  • melancholy
  • postman
  • poet
  • naples, italy
  • love
  • poverty
  • 1950s

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Italy, France, Belgium

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG14 Jun 1995
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU12 Oct 1995
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU28 Oct 1995
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical11 Sept 1995
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival1 Sept 1994
    • Theatrical22 Sept 1994
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical626 Oct 1995
    • Physical6DVD4 Apr 2011
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1213 Oct 1995
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical159 Mar 1996
  • TaiwanTW

    • Theatrical4K restoration (re-release)9 Apr 2021

Frequently asked questions

The Postman was released on 22 September 1994.

Audience reviews

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  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/8/2022

    9/10

    **A beautiful Italian production.** If there is something that manages to cause serious expression problems in the most flirtatious and fluent of men, it is the ardent gaze of the girl he loves. I know this from experience, and any man who has been in love, at least once, knows that it is not easy to choose the right moment and the right words to express the greatness and beauty of feelings. Things get worse, of c…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/21/2024

    7/10

    With things unstable in his native Chile, renowned poet "Neruda" (Philippe Noiret) takes refuge on a small Italian island where his arrival is greeted with little more than a realisation that they are going to need to hire an extra postman! Step forward "Mario" (Massimo Troisi). He can barely read or write but is determined to engage the visitor in conversation and to learn from him. Initially indifferent, "Neruda" b…

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