Name: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Director: Tay Garnett
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
Released: 1946-01-01
Duration: 113 min

Their love was a flame that destroyed!

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) follows a drifter who begins a passionate affair with a married woman, quickly becoming embroiled in her plot to murder her husband. As lust, greed, and betrayal intensify, their scheming spirals toward violence, manipulation, and tragic consequences. This film noir blends steamy romance, moral ambiguity, and suspense in a tense exploration of desire, betrayal, and fatal attraction.

The Postman Always Rings Twice Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of The Postman Always Rings Twice Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Warner BD-ALL/US 2012	Warner DVD-1/US 2004
Introduction by Richard Jewell (5:04)
The John Garfield Story (57:43)
Lana Turner: A Daughter’s Memoir (86:30)
Screen Guild Theater: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” - With Actors John Garfield and Lana Turner (Radio Adaptation, 1946, 28:51)
Stills Gallery (43 Images, 5:44)
Theatrical Trailer (2:31)
“Crime Does Not Pay: Phantoms, Inc.” (Short, 1945, 16:45)
“Red Hot Riding Hood” (Animated Short, 1943, 7:15)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Warner’s DVD includes a trailer for The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). It is also available in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries” box set with The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Big Sleep (1946) and Dial M for Murder (1954).

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The Postman Always Rings Twice title screen

Introduction by Richard Jewell (5:04)
The John Garfield Story (57:43)
Lana Turner: A Daughter’s Memoir (86:30)
“Crime Does Not Pay: Phantoms, Inc.” (Short, 1945, 16:45)
“Red Hot Riding Hood” (Animated Short, 1943, 7:15)

Editions	Warner BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 24.77 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:52:59.808 File size: 22.07 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1037 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit File 2 Language: French Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 3 Language: German Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 4 Language: Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 5 Language: Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 6 Language: Spanish (Castillian) Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit File 7 Language: Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 192 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English French German Italian Japanese Portuguese Spanish (Castillian) Spanish (Latin)
Extras	Introduction by Richard Jewell (5:04, 480i) Warner BD
	The John Garfield Story (57:43, 480i) Warner BD
	Lana Turner: A Daughter’s Memoir (86:30, 480i) Warner BD
	Screen Guild Theater: “The Postman Always Rings Twice” - With Actors John Garfield and Lana Turner (Radio Adaptation, 1946, 28:51) Warner BD
	Stills Gallery (43 Images, 5:44) Warner DVD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:31, 480i) Warner BD
	“Crime Does Not Pay: Phantoms, Inc.” (Short, 1945, 16:45, 480i) Warner BD
	“Red Hot Riding Hood” (Animated Short, 1943, 7:15, 480i) Warner BD