Double Indemnity (1944)

  • NR
  • 07/03/1944 (US)
  • Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 47m

It's love and murder at first sight!

Overview

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.

Billy Wilder

Director, Screenplay

James M. Cain

Novel

Raymond Chandler

Screenplay

Cast

Fred MacMurray's headshot

Fred MacMurray

Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck's headshot

Barbara Stanwyck

Phyllis Dietrichson
Edward G. Robinson's headshot

Edward G. Robinson

Barton Keyes
Porter Hall's headshot

Porter Hall

Mr. Jackson
Richard Gaines's headshot

Richard Gaines

Edward S. Norton Jr.
Jean Heather's headshot

Jean Heather

Lola Dietrichson
Tom Powers's headshot

Tom Powers

Mr. Dietrichson
Fortunio Bonanova's headshot

Fortunio Bonanova

Sam Garlopis

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