The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet. Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it is the fourth adaptat
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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by American writer James M. Cain. The novel became successful and notorious upon publication. It is considered one of the most outstanding crime no
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
…by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet (in his screenwriting debut). Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it is the fourth adaptation of the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. The film was shot in Santa Barbara, California. In 1934 Frank Chambers, a drifter, stops for a meal at a diner outside Depression-era…
Cover of the first edition
House in Burbank, California, where James M. Cain wrote The Postman Always Rings Twice.