Although they turn against each other, a clever ploy from Cora's lawyer, Katz (Michael Lerner), prevents Cora's full confession from coming into the hands of the prosecutor. I'm always amused to read that someone on these posts "never looks at black-and-white films", a total putdown of all the great classics that came before color was even possible. View production, box office, & company info. On May 14, 2012 Intrada Records released Michael Small's complete score for the first time. Jack Nicholson later said "If you ran a question through this industry about The Postman Always Rings Twice, most people would surmise that it wasn’t successful. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. With the tactic having failed to generate any new evidence for the prosecution, Cora benefits from a deal in which she pleads guilty to manslaughter and is sentenced to probation. After a few botched attempts at a clean break, they are forced to put their honeymoon on hold after being rerouted into the arms of a D.A. Use the HTML below. Frank starts working at the tavern and within the first week, Cora and Fran are having sexual relations. They eventually patch together their tumultuous relationship and now plan for a future together. Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it is the fourth adaptation of the 1934 novel by James … A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband. AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list. Themes of betrayal are prominent as soon as the novel starts. Cora is tired of her situation, married to an older man she does not love, and working at a diner that she wishes to own and improve. [6] Upon release, the film was poorly received by many critics, who felt that the remake of the 1946 film of the same name was wasted. Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson) a drifter, stops at a depression-era rural California diner in the hills outside Los Angeles for a meal and ends up working there. Certificate: Passed The diner is operated by a young, beautiful woman, Cora Smith (Jessica Lange), and her much older husband, Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), a hardworking but unimaginative immigrant from Greece. Frank and Cora start to have an affair soon after they meet. "* The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)", "The Postman Always Rings Twice - Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information", "Festival de Cannes: The Postman Always Rings Twice", "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(1981_film)&oldid=979155977, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 September 2020, at 03:53.