Double Indemnity Movie Review 1944

The classic seedy story of insurance agent Walter Neff (MacMurray), who's seduced by deadly blonde Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck) into killing her husband (Powers) so they can collect together from his company. But the husband's "accident" invites suspicions from claims adjustor Keyes (Robinson) and Walter and Phyllis begin to turn on each other. Terrific, influential film noir, the best of its kind. Based on the James M. Cain novel.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Crime Doesn't Pay, Film Noir, Marriage, Femme Fatale, Books to Film: James M. Cain, Insurance, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder

Cast

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Tom Powers, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Byron Barr, Fortunio Bonanova

Cinematography

John Seitz

Director

Billy Wilder

Music

Miklos Rozsa

Other

Doane Harrison, Hans Dreier, Hal Pereira

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

AFI 1998: Top 100, Natl. Film Reg. 1992.