The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 neo-noir crime drama film, based on James M. Cain’s novel, about a drifter and a married woman who plot a murder amid a torrid love affair.

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instanceOf film
adaptationOfGenre hardboiled crime novel
authorOfSourceWork James M. Cain NERFINISHED
basedOn The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) NERFINISHED
castMember Anjelica Huston NERFINISHED
Christopher Lloyd NERFINISHED
Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED
Jessica Lange NERFINISHED
John Colicos NERFINISHED
Michael Lerner NERFINISHED
William Traylor NERFINISHED
cinematographer Sven Nykvist NERFINISHED
composer Michael Small NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Bob Rafelson NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion North America
editor Graeme Clifford NERFINISHED
filmingFormat 35 mm film
genre crime drama
neo-noir
romantic drama
isRemakeOf The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) NERFINISHED
leadActor Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED
leadActress Jessica Lange NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Cora Smith NERFINISHED
Frank Chambers NERFINISHED
mpaaRating R
narrativeForm feature film
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A drifter and a married woman begin a torrid affair and plot to murder her husband.
producer Bob Rafelson NERFINISHED
Charles Mulvehill NERFINISHED
productionCompany Lorimar Film Entertainment NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 122
screenwriter David Mamet NERFINISHED
setting California NERFINISHED
theme adultery
betrayal
fatal passion
murder
timePeriodOfSetting 1930s
title The Postman Always Rings Twice NERFINISHED

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Bob Rafelson directed The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Michael Lerner actedIn The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Martine Bartlett notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Aaron Stell notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
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James M. Cain notableWork The Postman Always Rings Twice
James M. Cain hasAdaptation The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Frank Chambers appearsIn The Postman Always Rings Twice