The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

03/20/1981 (DE) • 2h 2m

Crime, Romance, Drama, Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

Frank Chambers

Jessica Lange

Cora Papadakis

John Colicos

Nick Papadakis

Jon Van Ness

Motorcycle Cop


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$12,376,625.00

Keywords

infidelity

based on novel or book

sexual obsession

gas station

obsession

confession

remake

murder

conspiracy

sexual attraction

drifter

courtroom

insurance investigator

older husband

crime of passion

neo-noir

erotic thriller

murder plot

plea

unfaithful wife

greek american

scheming wife

roadside diner

adulterous wife

defense lawyer

roadside inn

murdered husband

young wife

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