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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Summary

A drifter gets a job at a roadside diner where he starts a passionate affair with the owner's bored wife - who gradually ensnares him in a plan to murder her husband. Drama, starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway and Hume Cronyn

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

Sweaty and sensuous, this MGM film noir remains utterly electrifying today thanks to the riveting sexual chemistry between its stars, Lana Turner and John Garfield, and Tay Garnett's tense directorial style. Garnett clearly understood the world of James M Cain's original novel, though he was forced to circumvent certain sections because of the censorship demands of the day. Despite competition from several other movies, notably Luchino Visconti's Ossessione and Bob Rafelson's 1981 film starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, this has proved to be the definitive interpretation of the novel, and the Turner/Garfield coupling is undoubtedly the most incandescent - their first meeting remains a classic moment of screen desire.

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rolenameCora SmithLana TurnerFrank ChambersJohn GarfieldNick SmithCecil KellawayArthur KeatsHume CronynKyle SackettLeon AmesMadge GorlandAudrey TotterEzra Liam KennedyAlan ReedBlairJeff YorkJimmie WhiteCharles Williams (1)WillieCameron GrantBenWally Cassell

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rolenameDirectorTay Garnett

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English

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video and DVD

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Black and white

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