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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tay Garnett released in USA on 2 may 1946 with Lana Turner
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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Add to a movie listThe Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 drama film noir based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel features Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. It was directed by Tay Garnett, with a score written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl (the latter uncredited).
This version was the third filming of The Postman Always Rings Twice, but the first under the novel's original title and the first in English. Previously, the novel had been filmed as Le Dernier Tournant (The Last Turning) in France in 1939, and as Ossessione (Obsession) in Italy in 1943.
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Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a drifter who stops at a rural diner for a meal and ends up working there. The diner is operated by a beautiful young woman, Cora Smith (Lana Turner), and her much older husband, Nick (Cecil Kellaway).Actors
Lana Turner
(Cora Smith)
John Garfield
(Frank Chambers)
Cecil Kellaway
(Nick Smith)
Hume Cronyn
(Arthur Keats)
Leon Ames
(Kyle Sackett)
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