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06/07/1944 Crime, Thriller 1h 47m
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It's love and murder at first sight!

Overview

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

  1. Billy Wilder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Fred MacMurray

    Walter Neff

  2. Barbara Stanwyck

    Phyllis Dietrichson

  3. Edward G. Robinson

    Barton Keyes

  4. Porter Hall

    Mr. Jackson

  5. Jean Heather

    Lola Dietrichson

  6. Tom Powers

    Mr. Dietrichson

  7. Byron Barr

    Nino Zachetti

  8. Richard Gaines

    Edward S. Norton Jr.

  9. Fortunio Bonanova

    Sam Garlopis

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-11-05
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 and cinematography by John F. Seitz.

For a film lover such as myself it feels redundant writing a review for Double Indemnity, because quite simply there's nothing to say that hasn't been said already. The esteem it is held in is justified, it's a razor sharp noir across the board and can be put up as one of th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$927,262.00

Revenue
$2,500,000.00

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