Double Indemnity (1944)

8.3	Listal rating
8.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Starring (View all)

Walter Neff

Phyllis Dietrichson

Barton Keyes

Mr. Jackson

Lola Dietrichson

Mr. Dietrichson

Byron Barr

Nino Zachetti

Richard Gaines

Edward S. Norton, Jr.

Written by (View all)

Billy Wilder

(screenplay) and

Raymond Chandler

(screenplay)

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The last stop's the cemetery.

4 years, 11 months ago at Jul 19 14:28

The Flagship

8 votes

I had been waiting to watch this film for a very long time thanks to the reputation I'd read about it being one of the greatest 'noir' films of all time. I must say I wasn't disappointed after finally settling down to see it in all of it's 100 minutes of black and white glory.

The story begins with a suspicious figure driving erratically through the streets in the early hours. It tu... read more

Perfect film noir...

4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 29 2:02

PvtCaboose91

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"You want to know who killed Dietrichson? Hold tight to that cheap cigar of yours, Keyes.
I killed Dietrichson - me, Walter Neff, insurance salesman, 35 years old, unmarried, no visible scars...until a while ago, that is.
Yes, I killed him. I killed him for money and for a woman.
I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman. Pretty, isn't it?"

Billy Wilder'... read more

DOUBLE INDEMNITY

4 years, 11 months ago at Jul 20 13:09

classic movie buff

6 votes

"Double Indemnity" is yet another Billy Wilder classic and has a strong position in my "Top Ten" films list!! Told mostly in flashback the film holds your attention throughout with its crackling dialogue, impeccable acting from the principals and a plot full of suspense. The screenplay was written by Wilder (and Raymond Chandler) from the book by James M. Cain who also wrote "The Postman Always Ri... read more

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Description: Smooth talking insurance salesman Walter Neff meets attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and an affair begins. They cook up a scheme to murder Mr. Dietrichson for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does ... (more)

Release date : 24 April 1944
UPC: 014381422221

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" Double Indemnity is engrossing throughout and, happily, it avoids getting too caught up in romantic melodrama, and instead keeps that at a minimum. I liked this less than the other Billy Wilder films I've seen (namely, The Apartment, Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot), but enough to still want to continue checking out the rest of his work. There's something that feels a little bit "off" to me about the ending, and I think it has something to do with the sudden disappearance of a characte"

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Double Indemnity

“Estratto della mia tesi di laurea: Billy Wilder vs Death - Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Apartment (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

1944

USA

Regia: Billy Wilder.

Produzione: Paramount.

Sceneggiatura: Billy Wilder e Raymond Chandler, dall’omonimo romanzo di James M. Cain.

Fotografia: John F. Seitz (bianco e nero).

Montaggio: Doane Harrison.

Scenografia: Hal Pereira, Hans Dreier.

Musica: Miklos Rozsa.

Suono: Stanley Cooley, Walter Oberst.

Costumi: Edith Head.

Make up: Wally Westmore.

Cast: Fred MacMurray (Walter Neff), Barbara Stanwyck (Phyllis Dietrichson), Edward G. Robinson (Barton Keyes), Jean Heather (Lola Dietrichson), Byron Barr (Nino Zacchete), Tom Powers ” read more

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"April 9 "Suddenly it came over me that everything would go wrong. It sounds crazy, Keyes, but it's true, so help me. I couldn't hear my own footsteps. It was the walk of a dead man." This was an amazing film-noir. In fact, this is the only one I've seen so far. The story was great, so was the acting and the dialogue was amazing. The only problem I had is that the opening credits sequence didn't match the greatness of the whole movie, but it's just a minor problem. After seeing this I am more"

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