The Postman

Il postino (1994)

Timing: 1:54 (114 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1994-09-22

Country

Belgium, France, Italy

Production

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Esterno Mediterraneo Film, K2 Two, Blue Dahlia Productions, Penta Film

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$76 748 932

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Director

Michael Radford

Actors

Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Linda Moretti, Mariano Rigillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Sergio Solli, Carlo Di Maio, Alfredo Cozzolino
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Scenario

Producer

Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele, Alberto Passone

Operator

Franco Di Giacomo

Composer

Luis Bacalov

Artist

Audition

Editing

Roberto Perpignani
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• The lead actor and co-writer, Massimo Troisi, refused heart surgery in order to finish filming this movie. The day after filming wrapped, he suffered a heart attack, which caused his death.
• The film was shown in New York cinemas for almost two years. It was screened in theaters even after its release on video and cable television.
• Massimo Troisi (1953-1994) was so weak that he could only film for an hour a day. Almost all of his scenes were shot in one, or a maximum of two takes. The shooting schedule was specifically tailored to him. It helped a lot that the stunt double really looked like him. The double was filmed in all scenes from behind, in long shots, and in practically all scenes riding a bicycle. After editing, director Michael Radford stated that even he couldn't tell which scenes featured Troisi and which featured the double.
• Massimo Troisi (1953-1994) was so weak that he could not film for more than an hour a day. Almost all of his scenes were shot in one, maximum two takes. The shooting schedule was specifically adapted to him. It was very helpful that his double really looked like him. The double was filmed in all scenes from behind, in long shots, and in almost all scenes riding a bicycle. After editing, director Michael Radford said that even he could not tell which scenes featured Troisi and which featured the double.