Stars: Drew Barrymore, Robert Young, Elizabeth Wilson, Mitchell Laurance

Director: Noel Black

Summary: A devoted husband, who is also a church deacon, sunday school teacher and postman, is convicted of rape. His family stand by him but he is given a sixty year sentence...

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In The Postman Always Rings Twice, Jack Nicholson teamed up again with his Five Easy Piecesand King of Marvin Gardensdirector Bob Rafelson for this 1981 version of James M. Cain's hardboiled novel of lust and murder. This version takes a much grittier (and sexually explicit) approach to the material than the slick 1946 MGM version starring John Garfield and Lana Turner. Nicholson plays Frank Chambers, a drifter who happens upon a roadside diner run by Cora Papadakis (Jessica Lange) and her swarthy Greek husband, Nick (John Colicos). Sparks fly, and before you can say l'amour fou, Frank and Cora are making the beast with two backs on the kitchen table. One thing leads to another and they conspire to murder Nick. The movie is still a little too cold and distant to fully convey a hot-blooded passion that leads to murder, but it is a strangely haunting and disturbing film nevertheless. The screenplay is by David Mamet, the photography is by the great Sven Nykvist (Ingmar Bergman's cinematographer), and watch for Anjelica Huston in a supporting role. --Jim Emerson

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Scene Selection
Year:	1987
Release Date:	October 22, 2001
Runtime:	90 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	H O L D D 035
Keywords:	Love, Conspiracy, General, Drama
Genre:	Drama