The Postman Always Rings Twice(Movie, 1981)

Name: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Genre: Romance / Love, Crime, Drama
Released: 1981
Duration: T02:2:00
Rating: 3.3

| 2h 2min | Genres: Romance / Love, Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 205 votes)

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet (in his screenwriting debut). Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it is the fourth adaptation of the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. The film was shot in Santa Barbara, California. ()

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About The Postman Always Rings Twice

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

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The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 Trailer | Jack Nicholson(Trailer, 2:49)

The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 Trailer | Jack Nicholson (Trailer) | The Postman Always Rings Twice | "Say You Won't Leave" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment (Trailer, DE)

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Production countries: Germany, United States of America (USA)

Plays in: California

Based on: "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Lorimar Film Entertainment, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 29 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 03/20/1981

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, Michael Lerner, Anjelica Huston, Thomas Hill, Christopher Lloyd, John Colicos, John P. Ryan, William Traylor, Don Calfa

Director: Bob Rafelson

Producer: Bob Rafelson

Screenwriter: David Mamet

Film Editor: Graeme Clifford

Director of Photography: Sven Nykvist

Composer: Michael Small

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Le facteur sonne toujours deux fois"

"Почтальон всегда звонит дважды"

Keywords: wife cheating on husband, murder plot, murder, neo-noir, adultery, gas station, young wife, obsession, sexual attraction, insurance investigator, conspiracy, greek american, based on novel or book, confession

Budget: 12,000,000 USD

Revenue: 12,376,625 USD (= 103%)

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The Postman Always Rings Twice(Movie, 1981)

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