The Postman

Synopsis

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

Trailer

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Cast

Massimo Troisi

Mario Ruoppolo

Philippe Noiret

Pablo Neruda

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Beatrice Russo

Renato Scarpa

Telegrapher

Linda Moretti

Donna Rosa

Mariano Rigillo

Di Cosimo

Anna Bonaiuto

Matilde

Sergio Solli

Peasant

Carlo Di Maio

Priest

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Nando Neri

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Vincenzo Di Sauro

Orazio Stracuzzi

Alfredo Cozzolino

Di Cosimo's Associate

Simona Caparrini

Elsa Morante (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto

Bookseller (uncredited)

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Assunta Stacconi

Old Woman in Church (uncredited)

Angelo Casadei

Cinema Spectator (uncredited)

Giovanna Sanfilippo

Tavern Worker (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Lorenzo Baraldi Production Design
• Laura Casalini Assistant Production Design

Camera

• Franco Di Giacomo Director of Photography
• Ernesto Natoli Assistant Camera
• Stefano Coletta Camera Operator
• Elio Bosi Grip
• Piero Bosi Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Gianna Gissi Costume Design
• Alfredo Marazzi Key Makeup Artist
• Léone Noël Key Makeup Artist
• Simone Marazzi Key Makeup Artist
• Ferdinando Merolla Hair Department Head

Crew

• Gerardo Ferrara Stunt Double

Directing

• Michael Radford Director
• Stefano Veneruso Second Assistant Director
• Elide Cortesi Script Supervisor
• Massimo Troisi Co-Director
• Gaia Gorrini First Assistant Director

Editing

• Roberto Perpignani Editor
• Rita Triunveri Assistant Editor
• Lidia Pascolini Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Giancarlo Bachetti Electrician
• Rolando Marcheggiani Electrician
• Valerio Garzia Electrician
• Alberto Altibrandi Electrician

Production

• Mario Cecchi Gori Producer
• Vittorio Cecchi Gori Producer
• Gaetano Daniele Producer
• Vincenzo Testa Production Manager
• Alberto Passone Executive Producer
• Raffaele Veneruso Unit Manager

Sound

• Luis Bacalov Original Music Composer
• Massimo Loffredi Sound
• Angelo Raguseo Sound Mixer
• Tullio Arcangeli Sound Effects
• Giulio D'Angeli Sound Effects
• Augusto Penna Sound Effects
• Ettore Mancini Boom Operator
• Roberto Sterbini Sound Effects
• Alessandra Perpignani Sound Supervisor
• Ezio Marcorin Sound Editor
• Paolo Amici Sound Effects
• Saverio Lancia Sound Effects

Writing

• Antonio Skármeta Novel
• Giacomo Scarpelli Story
• Furio Scarpelli Story
• Massimo Troisi Screenplay
• Michael Radford Screenplay