The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
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- R
- 2h 2min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Mar 1981 (USA)
- Movie
The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
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Writers:
Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Jack Nicholson | ... |
Frank Chambers
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Jessica Lange | ... |
Cora Papadakis
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John Colicos | ... |
Nick Papadakis
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Michael Lerner | ... |
Mr. Katz
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John P. Ryan | ... |
Kennedy
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Anjelica Huston | ... |
Madge
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William Traylor | ... |
Sackett
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Thomas Hill | ... |
Barlow
(as Tom Hill)
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Jon Van Ness | ... |
Motorcycle Cop
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Brian Farrell | ... |
Mortenson
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Raleigh Bond | ... |
Insurance Salesman
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William Newman | ... |
Man from Home Town
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Albert Henderson | ... |
Art Beeman
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Ken Magee | ... |
Scoutmaster
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Eugene Peterson | ... |
Doctor
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Don Calfa | ... |
Goebel
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Louis Turenne | ... |
Ringmaster
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Charles B. Jenkins | ... |
Gas Station Attendant
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Dick Balduzzi | ... |
Sign Man #1
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John Furlong | ... |
Sign Man #2
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Sam Edwards | ... |
Ticket Clerk
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Betty Cole | ... |
Grandmother
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Joni Palmer | ... |
Granddaughter
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Ron Flagge | ... |
Shoeshine Man
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Lionel Mark Smith | ... |
Crapshooter
(as Lionel Smith)
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Brion James | ... |
Crapshooter
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Frank Arno | ... |
Crapshooter
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Virgil Frye | ... |
Crapshooter
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Kenneth Cervi | ... |
Crapshooter
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Chris Rellias | ... |
Greek Party
(as Chris P. Rellias)
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Theodoros A. Karavidas | ... |
Greek Party
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Basil J. Fovos | ... |
Greek Party
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Nick Hasir | ... |
Greek Party
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Demetrios Liappas | ... |
Greek Party
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James O'Connell | ... |
Judge
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William H. McDonald | ... |
Bailiff
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Elsa Raven | ... |
Matron
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Kopi Sotiropulos | ... |
Greek Mourner
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Tom Maier | ... |
Twin Oaks Customer
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Glenn Shadix | ... |
Twin Oaks Customer
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Tani Guthrie | ... |
Twin Oaks Customer
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Carolyn Coates | ... |
Twin Oaks Customer
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Jim S. Cash | ... |
Twin Oaks Customer
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Christopher Lloyd | ... |
The Salesman
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
James P. Axiotis | ... |
Self - Dancer (uncredited)
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Linda Bastiaannet | ... |
Snake Lady (uncredited)
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Morgan Blanchard | ... |
Boy Scout (uncredited)
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Luther Fear | ... |
Jailer (uncredited)
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Chuck Liddell | ... |
Boy Scout (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bob Rafelson | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
David Mamet | ... | (screenplay by) |
James M. Cain | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
Michael Barlow | ... | associate producer |
Andrew Braunsberg | ... | executive producer |
Charles Mulvehill | ... | producer (produced by) |
Bob Rafelson | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Michael Small |
Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Graeme Clifford |
Editorial Department
Mary Andrews | ... | apprentice editor |
Kimberly Ray | ... | apprentice editor |
Tim Tobin | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Terry Liebling |
Production Design by
George Jenkins |
Set Decoration by
Robert Gould |
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins |
Makeup Department
Dorothy J. Pearl | ... | makeup (as Dorothy Pearl) |
Toni-Ann Walker | ... | hair stylist (as Toni Walker) |
Production Management
Gerald R. Molen | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Marck | ... | second assistant director |
Bill Scott | ... | assistant director (as Bill P. Scott) |
Art Department
Joseph Hurley | ... | assistant art director |
Donald Krafft | ... | lead man |
William Maldonado | ... | construction coordinator |
Ray Mercer Jr. | ... | property master |
Renato Casaro | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Jaymes Hinkle | ... | scenic sign painter (uncredited) |
Arthur Shippee | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
William Ladd Skinner | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bub Asman | ... | sound effects editor |
Robert G. Henderson | ... | supervising sound effects editor (as Bob Henderson) |
Nicholas Korda | ... | assistant sound effects editor (as Nicholas Vincent Korda) |
Gregg Landaker | ... | re-recording mixer |
Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
Brian L. McCarty | ... | sound recordist |
Alan Robert Murray | ... | supervising sound editor |
Art Rochester | ... | production sound mixer |
Norman B. Schwartz | ... | dialogue editor |
Richard Thornton | ... | boom operator |
Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
Brooke Henderson Ward | ... | assistant sound effects editor (as Brooke Henderson) |
Special Effects by
Jerry D. Williams | ... | special effects |
Jan Aaris | ... | special effects foreman (uncredited) |
Bruno Van Zeebroeck | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Tom Elliott | ... | stunts |
Alan Gibbs | ... | stunts |
Richard Epper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar | ... | gaffer (as Richard Aguilar) |
Martin G. Beazell | ... | assistant camera |
Earl L. Clark | ... | assistant camera |
Dick Colean | ... | camera operator |
Leonard Lookabaugh | ... | key grip |
Louis Mahler | ... | video playback operator |
Pete Martinez | ... | video playback operator |
Carol McCullough | ... | still photographer |
Michael Nash | ... | assistant camera |
Arnold L. Rich | ... | camera operator |
Paul Caven | ... | best boy electric (uncredited) |
O.T. Henderson | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
Brian L. McCarty | ... | video assist operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Barbara Lambertson | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Faso | ... | costumer: men |
Mina Mittelman | ... | costumer: women |
Eric H. Sandberg | ... | costumer: men |
Location Management
Douglas E. Stoll | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr. | ... | music editor |
Daniel Allan Carlin | ... | music editor |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator |
Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
John Bilezikjian | ... | music copyist (uncredited) / musician: oud (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bob Bornstein | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Carl Fortina | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Miles Goodman | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Endre Granat | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Gary Gray | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Grover B. Helsley | ... | scoring mixer (uncredited) |
Jerry Hey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Barbara Hunter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Gus Klein | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Ezra Kliger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
Ron Leonard | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
David Newman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Bill Perkins | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Ambrose Russo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Victor Sazer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Sid Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harry Shlutz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
David Shostac | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Ross Shub | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Michael Small | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) |
Joe Soldo | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Robert Tricarico | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
David Weiss | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Wendy Atterbury | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Pat Carman | ... | transportation captain |
Michael McDuffee | ... | transportation coordinator |
Tom Briggs | ... | set driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Blanche Bisbing | ... | assistant auditor |
Trixie Flynn | ... | assistant: Mr. Nicholson |
James Halpern | ... | production assistant |
Athan Karras | ... | dialogue coach: Mr. Colicos |
Paul Pascarella | ... | title designer |
Ken Ryan | ... | accountant |
Teresa Stokovic | ... | production office coordinator |
Arthur Wilde | ... | unit publicist |
Jolene Wolff | ... | assistant: Mr. Rafelson |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1981) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1981) (Norway) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1981) (Italy)
- 20th Century Fox (1981) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (video)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Arte Cinema de México (1982) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Sunset Video (1982) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Bild Am Sonntag Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (video)
- Canal+ (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- ITT Contrast (West Germany) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (1987) (Mexico) (VHS)
- CBS (1986) (United States) (tv)
- La Cinq (1989) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Oy Europa Vision AB (1988) (Finland) (video)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1990) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- CinéCinémas (1997) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Paris Première (1997) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (1999) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2014) (Mexico) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Lorimar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Heider Scoring Service (score recorded at)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside café owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder.
Written by Craig Clarke |
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Taglines | You Never Thought You Would See On the Screen As More as Hot as This. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $44,376,625 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | David Mamet's first screenplay. See more » |
Goofs | Modern-day paper currency is used in craps game set during Great Depression, instead of silver certificate dollar bills then in use. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more » |
Quotes |
Cora:
I gotta have you, Frank. If it was just us. If it was just you and me. Frank Chambers: What are you talking about? Cora: I'm getting tired of what's right and wrong. Frank Chambers: They hang people for that, Cora. See more » |