The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Overview
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,376,625.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.476 |
Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Crew
Graeme Clifford
Michael Small
Andrew Braunsberg
James M. Cain
David Mamet
Charles Mulvehill
Bob Rafelson
Sven Nykvist
Bob Rafelson
George Jenkins
Dorothy J. Pearl
Steve Maslow
Joseph Hurley
Toni-Ann Walker
Gerald R. Molen
Nicholas Korda
Ray Mercer Jr.
Bruno Van Zeebroeck
William Ladd Skinner
Bill Scott
Bill Varney
Eric H. Sandberg
Dorothy Jeakins
Robert Gould
Brooke Henderson Ward
Donald Krafft
William Maldonado
Arthur Shippee
Bub Asman
Norman B. Schwartz
Mina Mittelman
Robert G. Henderson
Gregg Landaker
Art Rochester
Jan Aaris
Michael Barlow
Brian L. McCarty
Richard Thornton
Barbara Lambertson
Terry Liebling
Nick Marck
Alan Robert Murray
Jerry D. Williams
Tony Faso
Tim Tobin
TOP CAST
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
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