Overview:
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.| Status: | Released (1944-07-06) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 7 Oscars. 2 wins & 9 nominations total |
| Screen: | Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 4091: Fred MacMurray - Walter Neff
- 14974: Barbara Stanwyck - Phyllis Dietrichson
- 13566: Edward G. Robinson - Barton Keyes
- 14975: Porter Hall - Mr. Jackson
- 14976: Richard Gaines - Edward S. Norton Jr.
- 14977: Jean Heather - Lola Dietrichson
- 14978: Tom Powers - Mr. Dietrichson
Crews
- 12493: Raymond Chandler - Screenplay - Writing
- 14973: Bertram C. Granger - Set Decoration - Art
- 14971: James M. Cain - Novel - Writing
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 8620: John F. Seitz - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8622: Hans Dreier - Art Direction - Art
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
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It's definitely hard to pin down a personal favourite Wilder film, though I tend towards his earlier masterworks such as 'The Lost Weekend', 'Sunset Boulevard'...and THIS. He was one of the finest at getting straight through the bullshit and to the heart of all things noir (as the im ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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A banner movie from film noir's classic era. Double Indemnity is directed by Billy Wilder and Wilder co-adapts the screenplay with Raymond Chandler from the novella written by James M. Cain. It stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. Music is by Miklos Rozsa ....
Continue reading ->dogstir
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Perhaps the single best example of a film noir movie, _Double Indemnity_ (1944), stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. Based on a novel written by James Cain, the screenplay was co-written by Billy Wilder and the amazing Raymond Chandler. Set in 1938 Cali ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Very well done film noir from the 1940s with great performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson along with good photography and direction from Billy Wilder. I've seen this one before but it's been at least 20 years though coincidentally, a scene from this w ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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So poor old Tom Powers is married to the cold and calculating "Phyllis" (Barbara Stanwyck). When she starts to have an affair with his charismatic insurance broker "Walter" (Fred MacMurray) the two alight on a cunning plan to dispose of him and to claim the life insurance money. Bein ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**A magnificent "noir" with great actors, which was unlucky at the awards, and was immortalized by the public, surviving fresh to this day.** I've previously had the opportunity to mention that I really like noir films, and this is another one that I had the pleasure of seeing and ....
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