Double Indemnity
1944
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Synopsis
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.
Double Indemnity (1944) is a 1h 47min crime feature film by Billy Wilder. An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that a...
Key facts
Cast
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines
Original language
English
First release
July 6, 1944 (United States)
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Based on
Double Indemnity
Setting
Los Angeles
Crew
Screenplay
Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Editing
Doane Harrison
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- National Film Preservation Board 1992 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1946 generic
- Academy Awards 1945 academy_award
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1944 generic
Titles
| Original title | Double Indemnity | |
| Alternate title | Assurance sur la mort |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | July 6, 1944 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 15, 1944 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 1, 1944 |
| Theatrical | France | March 7, 1946 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | August 1, 1946 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | May 29, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Spain | June 3, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | June 6, 1947 |
| Theatrical | Japan | December 12, 1953 |
| Theatrical | Poland | January 1, 1966 |
| Streaming | Germany | May 26, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 30, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | July 5, 2018 |
| Theatrical | Greece | August 29, 2024 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | January 28, 1998 |
| Home video | Spain | July 9, 2006 |
| Home video | Australia | October 6, 2006 |
| Home video | Netherlands | June 25, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Cast | Fred MacMurray (Walter Neff), Barbara Stanwyck (Phyllis Dietrichson), Edward G. Robinson (Barton Keyes), Porter Hall (Mr. Jackson), Jean Heather (Lola Dietrichson), Tom Powers (Mr. Dietrichson), Byron Barr (Nino Zachetti), Richard Gaines (Mr. Norton), Fortunio Bonanova (Sam Garlopis), John Philliber (Joe Pete), Douglas Spencer (Lou Schwartz (uncredited)), Mona Freeman (Secretary (uncredited)), Miriam Nelson (Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)), Teala Loring (Telephone Operator (uncredited)), Betty Farrington (Nettie (uncredited)), Constance Purdy (Shopper in Market (uncredited)), Sam McDaniel (Charlie (uncredited)), Florence Wix (Passenger at Station (uncredited)), Harold Garrison (Redcap (uncredited)), Edmund Cobb (Train Conductor (uncredited)), Kernan Cripps (Conductor (uncredited)), Dick Rush (Pullman Conductor (uncredited)), Billy Mitchell (Pullman Porter (uncredited)), James Adamson (Pullman Porter (uncredited)), Floyd Shackelford (Pullman Porter (uncredited)), Oscar Smith (Pullman Porter (uncredited)), Raymond Chandler (Man Reading Book (uncredited)), Bess Flowers (Norton's Secretary (uncredited)), Eddie Hall (Man in Drug Store (uncredited)), Clarence Muse (Man (uncredited)), George Magrill (Man (uncredited)), John Berry ((uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Editing | Doane Harrison |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa |
| Costumes | Edith Head |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
