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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a american film of genre Drama directed by Bob Rafelson released in USA on 20 march 1981 with Jack Nicholson
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
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Add to a movie listThe Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 film adaptation of the 1934 novel by the same name by James M. Cain. The film was produced by Lorimar in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and originally released theatrically in North America by Paramount Pictures. This version, based on a screenplay by David Mamet and directed by Bob Rafelson, starred Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange. The film was shot in Santa Barbara, California.
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Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson), a drifter, stops at a rural California diner for a meal, and ends up working there. The diner is operated by a young, beautiful woman, Cora Smith (Jessica Lange), and her much older husband, Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who is an immigrant from Greece. Frank and Cora start to have an affair soon after they meet. Cora is tired of her situation, married to a man she does not love, and working at a diner that she wishes to own and improve. She and Frank scheme to murder Nick in order to start a new life together without her losing the diner. Their first attempt at the murder is a failure, but they eventually succeed.Actors
Jack Nicholson
(Frank Chambers)
Jessica Lange
(Cora Papadakis)
Michael Lerner
(Mr. Katz)
Anjelica Huston
(Madge)
William Traylor
(Sackett)
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