Double Indemnity
7 Oscar Nominations·AFI #29·National Film Registry
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An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
What critics thought
A near-universal critical triumph from its 1944 release onward, Double Indemnity is recognized as the template for Hollywood film noir — though a handful of early reviewers found the leads unsympathetic and the story implausible. Its reputation has only deepened with time, with later critics elevating it alongside the greatest American films ever made.
“Steadily diverting, despite its monotonous pace and length.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“one of the most vital and arresting films of the year”
Howard Barnes·New York Herald Tribune
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Cast & Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
StarringFred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather
ComposerMiklós Rózsa
Double Indemnity
7 Oscar Nominations·AFI #29·National Film Registry
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
What critics thought
A near-universal critical triumph from its 1944 release onward, Double Indemnity is recognized as the template for Hollywood film noir — though a handful of early reviewers found the leads unsympathetic and the story implausible. Its reputation has only deepened with time, with later critics elevating it alongside the greatest American films ever made.
“Steadily diverting, despite its monotonous pace and length.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“one of the most vital and arresting films of the year”
Howard Barnes·New York Herald Tribune
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Cast & Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
StarringFred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather
ComposerMiklós Rózsa
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