The Postman Always Rings Twice

Name: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Genre: Crime, Romance, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1981-03-20
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan

1981·Movie·R·122 min·★ 6.5(565)

Crime Romance Drama Thriller More English titles

“You can get away with anything. Once.”

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

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About The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 English-language crime, romance and drama film directed by Bob Rafelson. The cast is led by Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos. It has a runtime of 2h 2m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.

The Postman Always Rings Twice was produced by CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International, and Lorimar Motion Pictures and made in Germany and United States of America. It was released on March 20, 1981, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $12 million worldwide.

Director: Bob Rafelson
Writers: David Mamet
Release date: March 20, 1981
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Germany, United States of America
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $12 million
Production: CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International, Lorimar Motion Pictures

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The Postman Always Rings Twice cast & crew

The Postman Always Rings Twice was directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet.

The cast features Jack Nicholson as Frank Chambers, Jessica Lange as Cora Papadakis, John Colicos as Nick Papadakis, Michael Lerner as Mr. Katz, John P. Ryan as Kennedy, and Anjelica Huston as Madge.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michael Small, cinematography is by Sven Nykvist, and it was produced by Andrew Braunsberg and Charles Mulvehill.

Is The Postman Always Rings Twice worth watching?

The Postman Always Rings Twice holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 565 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 2h 2m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, romance, and drama, The Postman Always Rings Twice is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Postman Always Rings Twice

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