Movie
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 American film noir directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, and Cecil Kellaway. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel also features Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames and Audrey Totter. The musical score was written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl.
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The 1934 novel *The Postman Always Rings Twice* by American writer James M. Cain has proven to be one of the more perennially popular and malleable literary sources for filmmakers, resulting in a number of adaptations across various countries and decades. Interestingly, the first two cinematic adaptations – the French *Le Dernier Tournant* (1939) and the Italian *Ossessione* (1943), the latter hailed as a foundation…More
