The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Bob Rafelson

Starring (View all)

Jack Nicholson
Frank Chambers

Jessica Lange
Cora Papadakis

John Colicos
Nick Papadakis

Michael Lerner
Mr. Katz

John P. Ryan
Kennedy

Anjelica Huston
Madge

Thomas Hill
Barlow

Jon Van Ness
Motorcycle Cop

Written by

James M. Cain
(novel)

David Mamet
(screenplay)

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

13 years, 2 months ago at Feb 26 2:03

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James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice was previously filmed with movie star panache by MGM with Lana Turner as the femme fatale and John Garfield as the dangerous simpleton she pulls a fast one on. Garfield was magnetic, electric, dangerous and super-charged with a sexual energy that MGM never let their own stable of stars possess, so they borrowed someone from Warner Brother's. That was ... read more

A good movie

12 years, 7 months ago at Oct 4 10:24

johanlefourbe

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Jack Nicholson, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I have to admit that I was slightly sketpical regarding this movie since it was already the fourth version of the novel written by James M. Cain. Fortunately, the only other version I have seen before was the impressive 'Ossessione'. T... read more

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Description: The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband. ... (more)

Release date: 20 March 1981
UPC: 012569067325

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