

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981-03-20 · 122 min · ★ 6.5
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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Production details
- Directors
- Bob Rafelson
- Production companies
- CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International, Lorimar Motion Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 12,376,625
Top Cast
Jack NicholsonFrank Chambers
Jessica LangeCora Papadakis
John ColicosNick Papadakis
Michael LernerMr. Katz
John P. RyanKennedy
Anjelica HustonMadge
William TraylorSackett
Thomas HillBarlow
Jon Van NessMotorcycle Cop
Raleigh BondInsurance Salesman
William NewmanMan from Home Town
Albert HendersonArt Beeman
Don CalfaGoebel
Louis TurenneRingmaster
Dick BalduzziSign Man #1
John FurlongSign Man #2
Sam EdwardsTicket ClerkTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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