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The story of the ill-fated love between Gino, a virile young drifter, who arrives by chance at a roadside restaurant and filling station, and Giovanna, the beautiful young wife of the fat old man who owns the place. Gino leaves, only to return because he can't get her out of his blood. They kil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rosati, Giuseppe, 1903-1962 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane S.A, Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Alicata, Mario (Screenwriter), De Santis, Giuseppe, 1917-1997 (Screenwriter), Pietrangeli, Antonio, 1919-1968 (Screenwriter), Puccini, Gianni, 1914-1968 (Screenwriter), Calamai, Clara, 1909-1998 (Actor), Girotti, Massimo, 1918-2003 (Actor), Cristiani, Dhia, 1915-1977 (Actor), Marcuzzo, Elio, 1917-1945 (Actor), Duse, Vittorio, 1916-2005 (Actor), Riccardini, Michele, 1910- (Actor), Landa, Juan de, 1894-1968 (Actor), Tonti, Aldo, 1910-1988 (Cinematographer), Scala, Domenico, 1903-1989 (Cinematographer), Serandrei, Mario, 1907-1966 (Film editor), Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Italian
Language Notes:	Italian with English subtitles.
Published:	Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, [2002]
Edition:	Standard format.
Subjects:	Murder > Drama. Adultery > Drama. Adultery. Murder. Fiction films. Drama. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Italian. Crime films. Romance films.

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Summary:	The story of the ill-fated love between Gino, a virile young drifter, who arrives by chance at a roadside restaurant and filling station, and Giovanna, the beautiful young wife of the fat old man who owns the place. Gino leaves, only to return because he can't get her out of his blood. They kill her husband but his death haunts the guilt-ridden Gino.
Item Description:	Based on: The postman always rings twice by James M. Cain. Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. "Original, uncensored director's cut"--Container back. Includes reproduction of original poster, black and white stills, booklet with background notes. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Production Credits:	Producer, Libero Solari ; photography, Aldo Tonti, Domenico Scala ; editing, Mario Serandrei ; music, Giuseppe Rosati.