Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 47m

Double Indemnity

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Director
Billy Wilder
Cast
Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis Dietrichson Edward G. Robinson as Barton Keyes Porter Hall as Mr. Jackson Jean Heather as Lola Dietrichson Tom Powers as Mr. Dietrichson
Crew
John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Doane Harrison — Editor Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer Billy Wilder — Screenplay Raymond Chandler — Screenplay James M. Cain — Novel
Tagline

It's love and murder at first sight!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Double Indemnity — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
insurance fraudfemme fatalefilm noirmurderlife insuranceblack and whiteinsurance agentinsurance policyduplicitymurder plotscheming wifeexcited
Key Collaborators
Billy Wilder Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Doane Harrison Editor Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer Billy Wilder Screenplay Raymond Chandler Screenplay James M. Cain Novel Joseph Sistrom Producer David S. Hall Production Design Edith Head Costume Design
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