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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| The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film) | 5 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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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
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Bob Rafelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editor | Graeme Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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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
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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
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Charles Mulvehill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lorimar Film Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 122 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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betrayal ⓘ fatal passion ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
| title | The Postman Always Rings Twice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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