De schuchtere visserszoon Mario woont op het eiland waar dichter Pablo Neruda zijn toevlucht zoekt. De eilandbewoners reageren enthousiast op Neruda's komst en onthalen hem als een ware volksheld.
Nee, helaas is Il postino nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Michael Radford | Director |
| Editing | Roberto Perpignani | Editor |
| Production | Gaetano Daniele | Producer |
| Camera | Franco Di Giacomo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Antonio Skármeta | Novel |
| Production | Mario Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Production | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | Producer |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Vincenzo Testa | Production Manager |
| Production | Alberto Passone | Executive Producer |
| Art | Lorenzo Baraldi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianna Gissi | Costume Design |
| Crew | Gerardo Ferrara | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Giacomo Scarpelli | Story |
| Directing | Gaia Gorrini | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Massimo Troisi | Co-Director |
| Production | Raffaele Veneruso | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simone Marazzi | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Laura Casalini | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Alessandra Perpignani | Sound Supervisor |
| Lighting | Rolando Marcheggiani | Electrician |
| Writing | Scarpelli | Story |
| Sound | Massimo Loffredi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ferdinando Merolla | Hair Department Head |
| Camera | Stefano Coletta | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ernesto Natoli | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Lidia Pascolini | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ezio Marcorin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Augusto Penna | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia | Electrician |
| Lighting | Giancarlo Bachetti | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfredo Marazzi | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Saverio Lancia | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Angelo Raguseo | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tullio Arcangeli | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Daniele Masini | Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Alberto Altibrandi | Electrician |
| Camera | Piero Bosi | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Léone Noël | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ezio Marcorin | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Elio Bosi | Grip |
| Directing | Elide Cortesi | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Rita Triunveri | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Roberto Sterbini | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Stefano Veneruso | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ettore Mancini | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Paolo Amici | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Giulio D'Angeli | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Michael Radford | Screenplay |
| Writing | Massimo Troisi | Screenplay |
