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The Postman (film)

The Postman is a 1997 American epic post-apocalyptic adventure film produced and directed by Kevin Costner, who plays the lead role. The screenplay was written by Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland, based on David Brin's 1985 book of the same name. The film also features Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, and Tom Petty. Set in a…

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Based on
The Postman by David Brin
Box office
$30 million
Budget
$80 million
Cinematography
Stephen F. Windon
Country
United States
Directed by
Kevin Costner

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Avg. degree1.98
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Starring · 6
The Postman (film) → James Russo, Kevin Costner, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, Tom Petty, Will Patton
Produced by · 3
The Postman (film) → Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Steve Tisch
Screenplay by · 2
The Postman (film) → Brian Helgeland, Eric Roth
Based on · 1
The Postman (film) → The Postman by David Brin
Box office · 1
The Postman (film) → $30 million
Budget · 1
The Postman (film) → $80 million
Cinematography · 1
The Postman (film) → Stephen F. Windon
Country · 1
The Postman (film) → United States
Directed by · 1
The Postman (film) → Kevin Costner
Distributed by · 1
The Postman (film) → Warner Bros.

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The Postman (film)Based onThe Postman by David Brin1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Box office$30 million1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Budget$80 million1.00infobox
The Postman (film)CinematographyStephen F. Windon1.00infobox
The Postman (film)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Directed byKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Distributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Edited byPeter Boyle1.00infobox
The Postman (film)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Music byJames Newton Howard1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced byJim Wilson1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced bySteve Tisch1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Produced byKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Production companyTig Productions1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Release dateDecember 25, 1997 (1997-12-25)1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Running time177 minutes1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Screenplay byEric Roth1.00infobox
The Postman (film)Screenplay byBrian Helgeland1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringKevin Costner1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringWill Patton1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringLarenz Tate1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringOlivia Williams1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringJames Russo1.00infobox
The Postman (film)StarringTom Petty1.00infobox

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