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.
Title | Double Indemnity |
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Year | 1944 |
Genre | Crime, Thriller |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures |
Cast | Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Richard Gaines, Jean Heather |
Crew | Billy Wilder (Director), James M. Cain (Novel), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Raymond Chandler (Screenplay), Buddy G. DeSylva (Executive Producer), Joseph Sistrom (Producer) |
Keyword | insurance fraud, femme fatale, film noir, murder, life insurance, black and white, insurance agent, insurance policy, duplicity, murder plot, scheming wife |
Release | Jul 06, 1944 |
Runtime | 107 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.10 / 10 by 1,784 users |
Popularity | 25 |
Budget | 927,262 |
Revenue | 2,500,000 |
Language | English |