Drama ·Romance ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 53m

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice poster
Director
Tay Garnett
Cast
John Garfield as Frank Chambers Lana Turner as Cora Smith Cecil Kellaway as Nick Smith Hume Cronyn as Arthur Keats Leon Ames as Kyle Sackett Audrey Totter as Madge Gorland
Crew
Sidney Wagner — Director of Photography George White — Editor George Bassman — Original Music Composer Harry Ruskin — Screenplay Niven Busch — Screenplay James M. Cain — Novel
Tagline

Their Love was a Flame that Destroyed!

Synopsis

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Trailer The Postman Always Rings Twice — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
adulteryinfidelitybased on novel or bookgas stationdinerfemme fatalefilm noirmurderblack and whitedrifterolder husbandcrime of passion
Key Collaborators
Tay Garnett Director Sidney Wagner Director of Photography George White Editor George Bassman Original Music Composer Harry Ruskin Screenplay Niven Busch Screenplay James M. Cain Novel Carey Wilson Producer
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