The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

Directed by

Bob Rafelson

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 568 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter gets a job at a roadside diner and starts an affair with the owner's wife. They plot to kill her husband so they can run away together.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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