The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Directed by Bob Rafelson
infidelity
based on novel or book
sexual obsession
gas station
obsession
confession
remake
murder
conspiracy
sexual attraction
drifter
courtroom
insurance investigator
older husband
crime of passion
neo-noir
erotic thriller
murder plot
plea
unfaithful wife
greek american
scheming wife
roadside diner
adulterous wife
defense lawyer
roadside inn
murdered husband
young wife
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3.2 / 5
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Cast
Jack Nicholson
Frank Chambers
Jessica Lange
Cora Papadakis
John Colicos
Nick Papadakis
Michael Lerner
Mr. Katz
John P. Ryan
Kennedy
Anjelica Huston
Madge
William Traylor
Sackett
Thomas Hill
Barlow
Jon Van Ness
Motorcycle Cop
Raleigh Bond
Insurance Salesman
William Newman
Man from Home Town
Albert Henderson
Art Beeman
Crew
Bob Rafelson
Director
David Mamet
Screenplay
Graeme Clifford
Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Andrew Braunsberg
Executive Producer
Bob Rafelson
Producer
James M. Cain
Novel
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Robert Gould
Set Decoration
Gerald R. Molen
Unit Production Manager
Alan Robert Murray
Supervising Sound Editor
Popular Reviews
31 reviews
Eden
6.0★ · 01/30/26
Ending is always so sad
Ending is always so sad
Eden
8.0★ · 12/07/25
I love this film so much such a heartbreaking ending though and…a bit too freaky.
I love this film so much such a heartbreaking ending though and…a bit too freaky.
Daphne Wallis
8.0★ · 12/01/25
Theres something so sad about seeing a man cry in a movie because it’s so rare
Theres something so sad about seeing a man cry in a movie because it’s so rare
Eden
8.0★ · 11/01/25
Omg what a film it was kinda strange to begin with a bit freaky then very interesting. I loved Frank and Cora’s back a fourth relationship and how well written it was. Don’t even get me started on the ending I can’t believe she died and she was pregnant. I was not expecting her to die to be honest massive plot twist. I mean serves them right in a way they killed a load of people like they just plotted to kill her husband to be together. INSANE. She only really died because he was driving and she started to get freaky with him and he couldn’t resist. But anyway overall very good film definitely going to re-watch.
Omg what a film it was kinda strange to begin with a bit freaky then very interesting. I loved Frank and Cora’s back a fourth relationship and how well written it was. Don’t even get me started on the ending I can’t believe she died and she was pregnant. I was not expecting her to die to be honest massive plot twist. I mean serves them right in a way they killed a load of people like they just plotted to kill her husband to be together. INSANE. She only really died because he was driving and she started to get freaky with him and he couldn’t resist. But anyway overall very good film definitely going to re-watch.
