The Postman
1972 · Movie · 107 min. · Iran
Taghi, a postman, lives with his beautiful young wife on his master’s land. He is sexually weak. His doctor is a vet who treats him with herbal medicines. The master's nephew is a young engineer who aims to establish a pig breeding farm on his uncle’s land. The young engineer sleeps with Taghi’s wife. Taghi’s ego is hurt because of humiliation and hard work. Mehrjui’s fourth film, The Postman, is a political satire based on Georg Buchner’s play, Woyzeck.
Direction Dariush Mehrjui
Cast Ali Nassirian · Ezzatolah Entezami · Jaleh Sam · Ahmad Reza Ahmadi · Bahman Fersi · Esmat Safavi · Ezatallah Ramezanifar · Amrollah Saberi · Iraj Rad
Soundtrack Hormoz Farhat
Screenplay Dariush Mehrjui · Georg Büchner
Cinematography Houshang Baharlou
Original title Postchi
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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