The Postman Always Rings Twice

Mar 20, 1981

2h 2m

★ 6.5

You can get away with anything. Once.

Overview

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

Genres

Crime

Romance

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

CIP Filmproduktion GmbH

Lorimar Film Entertainment

Northstar International

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Frank Chambers

Jack Nicholson

Cora Papadakis

Jessica Lange

Nick Papadakis

John Colicos

Mr. Katz

Michael Lerner

Kennedy

John P. Ryan

Madge

Anjelica Huston

Sackett

William Traylor

Barlow

Thomas Hill

Motorcycle Cop

Jon Van Ness

Mortenson

Brian Farrell

Insurance Salesman

Raleigh Bond

Man from Home Town

William Newman

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