Il postino

Released Year: 1994

Certificate: U

Runtime: 108 minutes

Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 81

Director: Michael Radford

Stars: Massimo Troisi, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta

No of Votes: 33600

Gross: 21848932

Overview: A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

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