The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 movie)

The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American erotic thriller movie directed by Bob Rafelson and is the fourth adaption of the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. It stars Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, John P. Ryan and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Directed by	Bob Rafelson
Screenplay by	David Mamet
Based on	The Postman Always Rings Twice 1934 novel by James M. Cain
Produced by	Bob Rafelson Charles Mulvehill[1]
Starring	Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Graeme Clifford
Music by	Michael Small
Production companies	Lorimar Productions Northstar International[1]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures[1]
Release date	March 20, 1981 (1981-03-20)
Running time	123 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[2]
Box office	$44.2 million[3]

References

1. "* The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
2. "The Postman Always Rings Twice - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
3. "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 20, 2018.

Other websites

• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) on IMDb