The Postman (1994)
The Postman (1994)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Massimo Troisi
Mario Ruoppolo
Philippe Noiret
Pablo Neruda
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Beatrice Russo
Renato Scarpa
Telegrapher
Mariano Rigillo
Di Cosimo
Linda Moretti
Donna Rosa
Sergio Solli
Peasant
Anna Bonaiuto
Matilde
Carlo Di Maio
Priest
Nando Neri
Marshal
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Actor
Orazio Stracuzzi
Actor
Michael Radford
Director
Alfredo Cozzolino
Di Cosimo's Associate
Antonio Skármeta
Writer
Simona Caparrini
Elsa Morante (uncredited)
Furio Scarpelli
Writer
Calogero Azzaretto
Bookseller (uncredited)
Giacomo Scarpelli
Writer
Assunta Stacconi
Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
Anna Pavignano
Writer
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Angelo Casadei
Cinema Spectator (uncredited)
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Gaetano Daniele
Producer
Luis Bacalov
Composer
Franco Di Giacomo
Cinematographer
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Lorenzo Baraldi
ProductionDesigner
Stefano Veneruso
Second Assistant Director
Roberto Sterbini
Sound Effects
Angelo Raguseo
Sound Mixer
Alfredo Marazzi
Key Makeup Artist
Gaia Gorrini
First Assistant Director
Stefano Coletta
Camera Operator
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair Department Head
Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects
Alberto Altibrandi
Electrician
Giancarlo Bachetti
Electrician
Valerio Garzia
Electrician
Elide Cortesi
Script Supervisor
Léone Noël
Key Makeup Artist
Ezio Marcorin
Sound Editor / Sound Effects
Laura Casalini
Assistant Production Design
Ettore Mancini
Boom Operator
Lidia Pascolini
Assistant Editor
Vincenzo Testa
Production Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 7, 1994
Original NameIl postino
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingPG
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$33,000,000
Filming LocationsSicily, Italy
Genres
Wiki.
Il Postino: The Postman (Italian: Il postino, lit. ''The Postman''; the title used for the original US release) is a 1994 comedy-drama film co-written by and starring Massimo Troisi and directed by English filmmaker Michael Radford. Based on the 1985 novel Ardiente paciencia (English translation: "Burning Patience") by Antonio Skármeta, itself adapted from a 1983 film written and directed by Skármeta, the film tells a fictional story in which the real life Chilean poet Pablo Neruda forms a friendship with a simple Procida postman (Troisi) who learns to love poetry. The cast includes Troisi, Philippe Noiret, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The screenplay was adapted by Radford, Troisi, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, and Giacomo Scarpelli.
Writer/star Troisi was severely ill during filming, postponing heart surgery so it could be completed. The day after principal photography ended, he suffered a fatal heart attack, and the film was completed and released posthumously. The film was critically acclaimed, earning numerous accolades including BAFTA Awards for Best Film Not in the English Language, Best Direction, and Best Film Music. Composer Luis Bacalov won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score, and the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published.