Official poster for The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Their Love was a Flame that Destroyed!

May 2, 1946 1h 53mRomanceCrimeDramaThriller
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A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Director
Tay Garnett
Signature
Drama · Tension · Craft
Worldwide
$5M
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Drama86
Tension85
Craft83
Wonder38
Action34
Humour30

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A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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The Postman Always Rings Twice returned 3.0× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$2M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$5M
Release date
May 2, 1946
Runtime
1h 53m
MPAA rating
Language
English
Country
United States of America

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