The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Tay Garnett

Escritores:

Harry Ruskin (screenplay) and
Niven Busch (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

2 mayo 1946 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Cine Negro | Crimen | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Their Love was a Flame that Destroyed!

Plot:

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband... but even once the deed is done, they must live with the consequences of their actions.

Plot Keywords:

Drifter | Murder | District Attorney | Murder Of Husband | Marriage

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Atmospheric story of lust, desire and murder

Reparto

Lana Turner	...	Cora Smith
John Garfield	...	Frank Chambers
Cecil Kellaway	...	Nick Smith
Hume Cronyn	...	Arthur Keats
Leon Ames	...	Kyle Sackett
Audrey Totter	...	Madge Gorland
Alan Reed	...	Ezra Liam Kennedy
Jeff York	...	Blair

También conocida como:

El cartero llama dos veces (Venezuela) [es]
El cartero siempre llama dos veces (Spain) [es]

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | Canada:18A (video rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | USA:Approved (PCA #11240) | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1996)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Norwalk Train Station, Norwalk, California, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

This caused a stir amongst 1940s audiences who were shocked when it seemed clear to them that John Garfield uses his tongue in one of his kissing scenes with Lana Turner.

Errores:

Continuidad: Position of Frank's hand on the armrest when he an Cora talk after leaving the preliminary hearing.

Citas:

Frank Chambers: I can sell anything to anybody.
Cora Smith: That's what you think.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Sicko (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

There is a Tavern in the Town

Atmospheric story of lust, desire and murder

Drifter Frank Chambers applies for a job at a road side café belonging to Nick Smith, only to fall under the spell of Nick's wife Cora. He falls into desire which leads to deceit and eventually murder. Too late he falls in love but by then things have gone too far. He tells his story to us with the hindsight of a condemned man.

A classic bit of noir light. Based on Cain's sexual novel this underplays the explicit references but turns the subtle stuff way up - the film opens with a `Man Wanted' sign, while Cora is so well played that there's no doubt what she's offering. Without the explicit sex of the remake this story is a lot freer to be interesting rather than explicit. The court case and the mistrust between the lovers is as good as the early desire giving rise to murder.

Lana Turner is excellent as the femme fatale, she is smouldering and very, very desirable. Garfield is also excellent as the man trapped in her web. The two are the very center of the film and are both superb. If the film has any weakness then it may be that modern audiences need more than very subtle stuff, but that's probably our problem rather than the film's.

Overall this is very enjoyable, it has a great sense of mood and builds well to the inevitable conclusion.