The Postman
1994 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 40,079 VOTES · DIR. Michael Radford
Overview
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,065 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:49 No, there's no water, Dad.
00:06:00 and his communist ideas which have often got him into troubIe...
00:09:25 Right?
00:13:58 Listen...
00:18:14 No, I asked him. He was staring at the mountain.
00:22:23 Metaphors.
00:25:58 What's so speciaI about Sweden?
00:29:49 it runs out all of a sudden because the water-suppIy ship...
00:32:20 Do you know what you've done, Mario?
00:37:28 I don't know, because...
00:40:47 I don't think so. He doesn't taIk much.
00:46:38 That's how ''Canto GeneraI'' came about.
00:50:57 If you want to write it down, here's your notebook.
00:54:19 One stroke of his finger, and you're on your back.
00:59:33 that these images are onIy his imagination or that--
01:03:02 I appreciate that highIy democratic sentiment.
01:06:37 Your niece gets more and more beautifuI.
01:13:04 hoIding the Ieash of bIood so that it might Ieap out...
01:19:43 He won't have time to come here.
01:23:11 He doesn't mention us.
01:26:03 I'm pregnant.
01:30:24 And I'm not calling him Pabllto.
01:37:41 Church bell...
01:42:11 It's called ''Song for PabIo Neruda.''
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,065
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:02:49
Final line01:42:11
Production Record
DirectorMichael Radford
LanguageItalian
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$33,000,000
IMDb votes40,079