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The Postman (1997) [R]

Release Date:
December 25, 1997

Original Title:
The Postman

Alternate Titles:
El mensajero
Mensajero del futuro
Posel budoucnosti

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Tig Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  FR: U  GB: 15  GR: 16  HU: 12  NL: 16  PT: M/12  US: R 

Runtime: 177

The year is 2013. One man walked in off the horizon and hope came with him.

Overview from TheMovieDB

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

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Book:
David Brin

Casting:
Mindy Marin

Costume Designer:
John Bloomfield

Director:
Kevin Costner

Director of Photography:
Stephen F. Windon

Editor:
Peter Boyle

Line Producer:
Lester Berman

Original Music Composer:
James Newton Howard

Producer:
Kevin Costner
Jim Wilson
Steve Tisch

Production Design:
Ida Random

Screenplay:
Eric Roth
Brian Helgeland

Second Unit Director:
Alexander Witt

Stunts:
Billy D. Lucas
Erik Rondell
Joe Bucaro III
Darrin Prescott
Lane Leavitt
Sandy Berumen
Michael Hansen
Lance Gilbert
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw

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