The Postman
1972, Persian. Directed by Dariush Mehrjui.
A political metaphor based on Buchner's "Woyzeck": a simpleminded mailman ends up committing a murder.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 1 April 1972
- Original title
- پستچی
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Dariush Mehrjui
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The Postman runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Postman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1972. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Postman?
The Postman (1972) was directed by Dariush Mehrjui and stars Ali Nasirian, Ezzatollah Entezami, Jaleh Sam.