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A classic 1944 American crime thriller film noir directed by Billy Wilder, based on James M. Cain's novel. It tells the story of an insurance salesman who conspires with a seductive housewife to murder her husband and collect the double indemnity payout.
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A Los Angeles insurance representative is seduced by an alluring housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator. In 1938, Walter Neff, an experienced salesman of the Pacific All Risk Insurance Co., meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson, and ...
Dec 20, 1998 · A classic noir film by Billy Wilder, based on a James M. Cain novel, about an insurance salesman and a seductive wife who plot to kill her husband for money. Ebert analyzes the characters' motives, the dialogue, the style and the ending of this influential crime thriller.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film noir Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder and based on a novel by James M. Cain. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
Explore how Billy Wilder's 1944 masterpiece uses film noir's aesthetic elements, such as low-key lighting, voice-over, and dialogue, to create a mood of danger and attraction. Learn how the film portrays the characters' psychological states and moral conflicts through visual and narrative techniques.
In this classic film noir, insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is...
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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from Academy Award-winning director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealt...
