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Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime thriller film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written with Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The film was based on James M. Cain 's novella of the same name, which ran as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine beginning in February 1936.
Joseph Sistrom was born on 7 August 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Atomic City (1952), The Night of January 16th (1941) and Incendiary Blonde (1945). He died on 7 April 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
- August 7, 1912
- Joseph Sistrom
- April 7, 1966
Aug 24, 2018 · It was producer Joseph Sistrom who first brought Double Indemnity to Wilder, believing the filmmaker would respond well to Cain’s hard-boiled story of deception and seduction. Wilder did indeed...
Apr 24, 2017 · For giving his director his head to ride his splendid talent to the winner’s circle, the picture is therefore an even more excellent production credit for Joseph Sistrom.
- THR Staff
Joseph Sistrom is known as an Producer and Associate Producer. Some of their work includes Double Indemnity, Pocketful of Miracles, Wake Island, The Atomic City, Botany Bay, Submarine Command, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt, and Star Spangled Rhythm.
Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, Double Indemnity is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured.
Joseph Sistrom has contributed a grade A production and there’s an enterprising score by Miklos Rozsa. Kahn. 1944: Nominations: Best Picture, Director, Actress (Barbara Stanwyck), Screenplay, B ...
