The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981CrimeRomanceDrama122 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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

  • Bob Rafelson

    Director

  • James M. Cain

    Novel

  • David Mamet

    Screenplay

  • Sven Nykvist

    Director of Photography

  • Graeme Clifford

    Editor

  • Jack Nicholson

    Frank Chambers

  • Jessica Lange

    Cora Papadakis

  • John Colicos

    Nick Papadakis

  • Michael Lerner

    Mr. Katz

  • John P. Ryan

    Kennedy

  • Anjelica Huston

    Madge

  • William Traylor

    Sackett

  • Thomas Hill

    Barlow

  • Jon Van Ness

    Motorcycle Cop

  • Brian Farrell

    Mortenson

  • Raleigh Bond

    Insurance Salesman

  • William Newman

    Man from Home Town

  • Albert Henderson

    Art Beeman

  • Eugene Peterson

    Doctor

  • Don Calfa

    Goebel

  • Louis Turenne

    Ringmaster

  • Charles B. Jenkins

    Gas Station Attendant

  • Dick Balduzzi

    Sign Man #1

  • John Furlong

    Sign Man #2

  • Sam Edwards

    Ticket Clerk

  • Betty Cole

    Grandmother

  • Joni Palmer

    Granddaughter

  • Ron Flagge

    Shoeshine Man

  • Lionel Mark Smith

    Crapshooter

  • Brion James

    Crapshooter

  • Frank Arno

    Crapshooter

  • Virgil Frye

    Crapshooter

  • Kenneth Cervi

    Crapshooter

  • Chris Rellias

    Greek Party

  • Theodoros A. Karavidas

    Greek Party

  • Basil J. Fovos

    Greek Party

  • Nick Hasir

    Greek Party

  • Demetrios Liappas

    Greek Party

  • James O'Connell

    Judge

  • William H. McDonald

    Bailiff

  • Elsa Raven

    Matron

  • Kopi Sotiropulos

    Greek Mourner

  • Tom Maier

    Twin Oaks Customer

  • Glenn Shadix

    Twin Oaks Customer

  • Tani Guthrie

    Twin Oaks Customer

    • Runtime

    122 minutes

    Released

    1981-03-20

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    Germany

    United States of America

    Studios

    CIP Filmproduktion GmbH

    Lorimar Film Entertainment

    Northstar International

    Paramount Pictures

    Sound

  • Michael Small

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    79 days ago

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