Double Indemnity
1944
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An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended. She hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. The screenwriter believes he can manipulate her, but he soon finds out he is wrong. The screenwriters ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence, madness, and death. Wikipedia
- August 10, 1950
- Billy Wilder
- Charles Brackett
- Paramount Pictures
- Charles Brackett, D. M. Marshman Jr., Billy Wilder
- Franz Waxman
- Paramount Pictures
- $1.75 M
- Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - won), Actress in a Supporting Role (Nancy Olson), Art Direction (Black-and-White - won), Actor (William Holden), Writing (Story and Screenplay - won), Actor in a Supporting Role (Erich von Stroheim), Film Editing, Directing (Billy Wilder), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Best Motion Picture
