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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 film directed by Bob Rafelson, who co-produced the film with Charles Mulvehill and Andrew Braunsberg. The screenplay was written by David Mamet and is based on the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. It stars Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan, Anjelica Huston and Christian Slater. The storyline follows Frank Chambers, a drifter who hitches a ride from the local District Attorney and stops at a rural California diner for a meal. Nick Smith, the middle-aged proprietor of the roadside diner, hires Frank as a handyman. Frank eventually begins an affair with Nick's beautiful wife Cora, who talks Frank into helping her kill Nick. Principle photography was completed in Santa Barbara, Cal...

Dillinger is a 1973 film directed John Milius. It was co-produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Lawrence A. Gordon and Buzz Feitshans. The screenplay was written by John Milius. Dillinger stars Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Kanaly, John Martino and Roy Jenson. The storyline is set in 1933 during the Great Depression. Following the Kansas City Massacre where several law-enforcement officers are killed, FBI field office chief Melvin Purvis decides to personally hunt down the men he deems responsible. John Dillinger and his gang's bank robbing exploits make them something of folk heroes. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he i...

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The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | International | US One Sheet

Dillinger | 1973 | US One Sheet