The Postman is a movie directed by Kevin Costner in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by David Brin, first published in 1985. The movie features Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Rex Linn, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
In 2013, an unnamed and clean-shaven nomad enters the Oregon flatlands, trading Shakespearean performances for food and water. In one of the towns, the nomad is forced into the ranks of the Holnists, the predominant neo-fascist militia in the area and branded on his shoulder with their symbol, a figure 8. Their leader, General Bethlehem, schemes to take over the fallen United States with his regime.
Movie vs Book
Year
1997
Minutes
177
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1985
Pages
321
Book Rate
7.78
S: Goodreads
Book
The Postman
Author: David Brin
Country: USA
First published in: 1985
Length: 321 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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