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Frank Chambers drifts into a dusty town in rural California, looking for a good meal. At a diner there he finds Cora, a beautiful woman who is married to an old Greek immigrant named Nick. Frank and Cora have a passionate affair. Cora's stuck in a rut, and she wants to start over. They could start a new life together if they could just get rid of Nick. Can Frank and Nora get away with it?
 
''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'' was remade in 1981. What's best remembered is [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Jessica Lange]]'s table scene.
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* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|They aren't caught, but Cora is killed in a car accident soon after being acquitted. In the book, however, Frank is convicted for Cora's murder; in this adaptation they left that out.}}
* [[The Drifter]]: Frank Chambers
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