Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
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
Nando Neri
Unknown
Vincenzo Di Sauro
Unknown
Orazio Stracuzzi
Unknown
Alfredo Cozzolino
Di Cosimo's Associate
Simona Caparrini
Elsa Morante (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto
Bookseller (uncredited)
Assunta Stacconi
Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Cinema Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
Michael Radford
Director, Screenplay
Massimo Troisi
Co-Director, Screenplay
Giacomo Scarpelli
Story
Furio Scarpelli
Story
Antonio Skármeta
Novel
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Rita Triunveri
Assistant Editor
Lidia Pascolini
Assistant Editor
Franco Di Giacomo
Director of Photography
Gaia Gorrini
First Assistant Director
Stefano Veneruso
Second Assistant Director
Alberto Passone
Executive Producer
Mario Cecchi Gori
Producer
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Gaetano Daniele
Producer
Lorenzo Baraldi
Production Design
Stefano Coletta
Camera Operator
Ernesto Natoli
Assistant Camera
Gianna Gissi
Costume Design
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair Department Head
Alfredo Marazzi
Key Makeup Artist
Léone Noël
Key Makeup Artist
Simone Marazzi
Key Makeup Artist
Ezio Marcorin
Sound Editor, Sound Effects
Alessandra Perpignani
Sound Supervisor
Angelo Raguseo
Sound Mixer
Tullio Arcangeli
Sound Effects
Giulio D'Angeli
Sound Effects
Augusto Penna
Sound Effects
Roberto Sterbini
Sound Effects
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects
Saverio Lancia
Sound Effects
Daniele Masini
Sound Effects
Massimo Loffredi
Sound
Ettore Mancini
Boom Operator
Luis Bacalov
Original Music Composer
Elide Cortesi
Script Supervisor
Giancarlo Bachetti
Electrician
Rolando Marcheggiani
Electrician
Valerio Garzia
Electrician
Alberto Altibrandi
Electrician
Gerardo Ferrara
Stunt Double
Laura Casalini
Assistant Production Design
Elio Bosi
Grip
Piero Bosi
Grip
Vincenzo Testa
Production Manager
Raffaele Veneruso
Unit Manager
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