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The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
Set during the Depression, this story concerns an older man and his attractive young wife, who take on drifter Frank Chambers as an employee at their roadside cafe. Cora, the unhappy wife (Lana Turner), is searching for a way out of her drab day-to-day existence. Soon she and Frank develop lustful feelings for each other, and .. Read more
| Starring | Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn |
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| Director | Tay Garnett |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Set during the Depression, this story concerns an older man and his attractive young wife, who take on drifter Frank Chambers as an employee at their roadside cafe. Cora, the unhappy wife (Lana Turner), is searching for a way out of her drab day-to-day existence. Soon she and Frank develop lustful feelings for each other, and their passions grow until they plan a new life together--a new life that begins with her husband's murder.
| Starring | Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed |
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| Director | Tay Garnett |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Apr 2004 Production year: 1946 |
| Format | DVD |
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Following James M Cain's novel more closely than was allowed in the classic 1946 film noir version, Bob Rafelson's take on the murderous morality fable opts for explicit action over extra adulterous tension. Despite luminous performances from Depression drifter Jack Nicholson and young wife Jessica Lange as the plotters-in-lust, the loose ends and even looser ending point to a below par effort from Rafelson, and the final result is not up to the standard of his masterly work with Nicholson on Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens.
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In many ways a more striking reading of Cain's novel than the Rafelson remake, even though required to pussyfoot on... read more on Time Out
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A definitive early noir in which the two main protagonists are sympathetic charactors despite being murderers. Both Garfield and Turner give sizzling performances with strong undercurrents of sex and violence. Cecil Kellaway was miscast as Turner's husband portraying him as a niave, folksy dolt.This wasn't the first version of Cain's novel. In 1943 Visconti made the sexy *Ossessione* based in the Po Valley. The Fascists banned it and, after the war, Hollywood suppressed it in favour of their version. This excellent film is now available on DVD.
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Stunning classic
This is the definitive version of James M Cain's novel. Although the remake cranked up the sexual angle, this was more subtle and more potent.
John Garfield is excellent as Frank Chambers the man who becomes involved with married woman Cora Smith underplayed perfectly by Lana Turner, who not only looks stunning but also oozes sex appeal.
Using every film noir style, the film hooks from the opening to the twisted ending.
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Set during the Depression, this story concerns an older man and his attractive young wife, who take on drifter Frank Chambers as an employee at their roadside cafe. Cora, the unhappy wife (Lana ... -