The Postman Always Rings Twice
You can get away with anything. Once.
1981 | 122m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Bob Rafelson |
|---|---|
| Writer: | David Mamet, James M. Cain |
| Staring: |
| The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 20, 1981 |
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| Director: | Bob Rafelson |
| Writer: | David Mamet, James M. Cain |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | sexual obsession, confession, based on novel or book, infidelity, gas station, obsession, remake, murder, conspiracy, sexual attraction, drifter, courtroom, insurance investigator, crime of passion, neo-noir, erotic thriller, murder plot, plea, unfaithful wife, greek american, scheming wife, adulterous wife, defense lawyer, murdered husband, young wife |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Lorimar Film Entertainment, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $12,376,625
Budget: $12,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Nicholson | Frank Chambers |
| Jessica Lange | Cora Papadakis |
| John Colicos | Nick Papadakis |
| Michael Lerner | Mr. Katz |
| John P. Ryan | Kennedy |
| Anjelica Huston | Madge |
| William Traylor | Sackett |
| Thomas Hill | Barlow |
| Jon Van Ness | Motorcycle Cop |
| Brian Farrell | Mortenson |
| Raleigh Bond | Insurance Salesman |
| William Newman | Man from Home Town |
| Albert Henderson | Art Beeman |
| Eugene Peterson | Doctor |
| Don Calfa | Goebel |
| Louis Turenne | Ringmaster |
| Charles B. Jenkins | Gas Station Attendant |
| Dick Balduzzi | Sign Man #1 |
| John Furlong | Sign Man #2 |
| Sam Edwards | Ticket Clerk |
| Betty Cole | Grandmother |
| Joni Palmer | Granddaughter |
| Ron Flagge | Shoeshine Man |
| Lionel Mark Smith | Crapshooter |
| Brion James | Crapshooter |
| Frank Arno | Crapshooter |
| Virgil Frye | Crapshooter |
| Kenneth Cervi | Crapshooter |
| Chris Rellias | Greek Party |
| Theodoros A. Karavidas | Greek Party |
| Basil J. Fovos | Greek Party |
| Nick Hasir | Greek Party |
| Demetrios Liappas | Greek Party |
| James O'Connell | Judge |
| William H. McDonald | Bailiff |
| Elsa Raven | Matron |
| Kopi Sotiropulos | Greek Mourner |
| Tom Maier | Twin Oaks Customer |
| Glenn Shadix | Twin Oaks Customer |
| Tani Guthrie | Twin Oaks Customer |
| Carolyn Coates | Twin Oaks Customer |
| Jim S. Cash | Twin Oaks Customer |
| Christopher Lloyd | The Salesman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Terry Liebling | Casting |
| David Mamet | Screenplay |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Design |
| Robert Gould | Set Decoration |
| Gerald R. Molen | Unit Production Manager |
| Alan Robert Murray | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| George Jenkins | Production Design |
| Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Artist |
| Bill Scott | Assistant Director |
| Robert G. Henderson | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art Rochester | Sound Mixer |
| Bill Varney | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bruno Van Zeebroeck | Special Effects |
| Donald Krafft | Leadman |
| Arthur Shippee | Assistant Property Master |
| Tony Faso | Costumer |
| Tim Tobin | Assistant Editor |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Nick Marck | Second Assistant Director |
| Nicholas Korda | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Brian L. McCarty | Sound Recordist |
| Norman B. Schwartz | Dialogue Editor |
| Brooke Henderson Ward | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jan Aaris | Special Effects |
| William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| William Ladd Skinner | Set Designer |
| Mina Mittelman | Costumer |
| Bub Asman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Thornton | Boom Operator |
| Jerry D. Williams | Special Effects |
| Joseph Hurley | Assistant Art Director |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | Property Master |
| Barbara Lambertson | Extras Casting |
| Eric H. Sandberg | Costumer |
| Bob Rafelson | Director |
| James M. Cain | Novel |
| Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Graeme Clifford | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Barlow | Associate Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Producer |
| Andrew Braunsberg | Executive Producer |
| Bob Rafelson | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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