The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

You can get away with anything. Once.

Directed by Bob Rafelson

Produced by CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Northstar International

1981122 min6.5 / 10

A steamy neo-noir thriller built on sexual obsession and murder conspiracy, where passion and moral corruption intertwine in a doomed affair.

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Essence

Ensemble

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Like The Postman Always Rings Twice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.