The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a classic 1946 American film noir crime drama, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder that spirals into betrayal and tragedy.

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instanceOf crime drama film
film
film noir
adaptationOf hardboiled crime novel
authorOfSourceWork James M. Cain
basedOn The Postman Always Rings Twice self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
blackAndWhite true
cinematographer Sidney Wagner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Tay Garnett
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Loew's Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editor George White
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingStyle high-contrast black-and-white cinematography
genre crime drama
film noir
hasSettingPeriod 1930s
hasTheme adultery
betrayal
fatalism
murder
mainCharacter Cora Smith
Frank Chambers
Nick Smith
mpaaRating Passed
musicBy Ernst Toch
surface form: Ernest Toch

George Bassman
narrativeForm linear narrative
notableFor Lana Turner’s iconic white-costume entrance scene
originalLanguage English
partOf classic Hollywood film noir canon
plotSummary A drifter and a married woman conspire to murder her husband, leading to betrayal and tragedy.
producer Carey Wilson
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate May 2, 1946
releaseYear 1946
runtimeMinutes 113
screenwriter Harry Ruskin
Niven Busch
setIn California, United States
surface form: California

roadside diner
starring Cecil Kellaway
Hume Cronyn
John Garfield
Lana Turner
Leon Ames

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John Garfield notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Hume Cronyn notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Garfinkle notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Jacob notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
subject surface form: Jacob Julius Garfinkle
Carey Wilson notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Jacob Julius Garfinkle notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Leon Ames notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Lana Turner notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Sven Nykvist notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Cecil Kellaway notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Michael Small notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
John Colicos notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
John Colicos appearedIn The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
Charles Schoenbaum notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
Bob Rafelson notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
Alan Reed appearedIn The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
James M. Cain hasAdaptation The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
Niven Busch notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (screen adaptation work)
Nick Smith appearsIn The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Cora Smith appearsInFilm The Postman Always Rings Twice
this entity surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
Tay Garnett notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice