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The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 novel by James M. Cain that was made into three movies. The story is about a drifter who goes to work at a diner of a husband and wife. The wife and drifter have an affair. The wife is tired of her situation married to a man she does not love working at a diner that she hates. She and the drifter scheme to murder the husband in order to get the insurance and start a new life.The 1943 Italian film entitled Ossessione (Obsession) was directed by Luchino Visconti and starred Clara Calamai and Massimo Girotti . Cain was not credited as the author of the story.
The 1946 film starred Lana Turner and John Garfield as the deviant couple, Cecil Kellaway , and Hume Cronyn. It was directed by Tay Garnett .
The 1981 remake, based on a screenplay by David Mamet and directed by Bob Rafelson , starred Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange.
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