1994 • PG • 1h 49m
7.9/10
( users) 
Overview
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
7.9/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
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 
Nando Neri Vincenzo Di Sauro 
Orazio Stracuzzi 
Alfredo Cozzolino Di Cosimo's Associate 
Simona Caparrini Elsa Morante (uncredited) 
Calogero Azzaretto Bookseller (uncredited) 
Michael Radford Director 
Antonio Skármeta Novel 
Mario Cecchi Gori Producer 
Vittorio Cecchi Gori Producer Gaetano Daniele Producer 
Luis Bacalov Original Music Composer 
Franco Di Giacomo Director of Photography 
Roberto Perpignani Editor Gianna Gissi Costume Design Lorenzo Baraldi Production Design Vincenzo Testa Production Manager Alberto Passone Executive Producer Gerardo Ferrara Stunt Double 
Furio Scarpelli Story 
Giacomo Scarpelli Story
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 Nando Neri Vincenzo Di Sauro Orazio Stracuzzi Alfredo Cozzolino Di Cosimo's Associate Simona Caparrini Elsa Morante (uncredited) Calogero Azzaretto Bookseller (uncredited) Michael Radford Director Antonio Skármeta Novel Mario Cecchi Gori Producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori Producer Gaetano Daniele Producer Luis Bacalov Original Music Composer Franco Di Giacomo Director of Photography Roberto Perpignani Editor Gianna Gissi Costume Design Lorenzo Baraldi Production Design Vincenzo Testa Production Manager Alberto Passone Executive Producer Gerardo Ferrara Stunt Double Furio Scarpelli Story Giacomo Scarpelli Story 
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