---
title: 'Il Postino: The Postman (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Radford'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/il-postino-the-postman-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110877/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Il Postino: The Postman (1994)

1994 · 108 min · Drama, Romance · France, Italy, Belgium

Original title: Il Postino

## Synopsis

Il Postino: The Postman 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 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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Massimo Troisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-troisi), [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford), [Furio Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/furio-scarpelli), [Giacomo Scarpelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-scarpelli), [Anna Pavignano](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-pavignano)
- **Director:** [Michael Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-radford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francisco Canaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-canaro)
- **Producer:** [Mario Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-cecchi-gori), [Vittorio Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-cecchi-gori), [Gaetano Daniele](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaetano-daniele)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franco Di Giacomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-di-giacomo)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Perpignani](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-perpignani)

## Cast

- [Simona Caparrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/simona-caparrini)
- [Renato Scarpa](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-scarpa)
- [Maria Grazia Cucinotta](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-grazia-cucinotta)
- [Anna Bonaiuto](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-bonaiuto)
- [Mariano Rigillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariano-rigillo)
- [Linda Moretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-moretti)
- [Massimo Troisi](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-troisi)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)

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