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The Postman Always Rings Twice
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1981 film by Bob Rafelson
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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama romance film directed by Bob Rafelson, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by David Mamet, and the film stars Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, Michael Lerner, and Anjelica Huston. Sven Nykvist served as the director of photography, with Graeme Clifford as the film editor and Michael Small composing the score. The narrative is set in California.
The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with a runtime of 122 to 123 minutes. It has received an IMDb rating of 6.6 from approximately 26,696 to 27,791 votes, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 79%, and a Metacritic score of 61 out of 100. The movie was rated R and won one award with two nominations. Production involved Paramount Pictures, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International, and Lorimar Motion Pictures.
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Film · TMDB
6.5The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Cast
- 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
- Anjelica Huston as Madge
Themes
- infidelity
- based on novel or book
- sexual obsession
- gas station
- obsession
- confession
- remake
- murder
- conspiracy
- sexual attraction
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
26,696 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- Director
- Bob Rafelson
- Screenwriter
- David Mamet
- Cast member
- Don Calfa
- Composer
- Michael Small
- Producer
- Bob Rafelson
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Sven Nykvist
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 944140
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-01-01
- film editor
- Graeme Clifford
- title
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 79%
- different from
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
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