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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
James M. Cain (novel)
Billy Wilder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 April 1944 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's Love And Murder At First Sight ! more
Plot:
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 1 win more
User Reviews:
best American Film Noir ever made more (193 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited 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 ... Edward S. Norton, Jr.
Fortunio Bonanova ... Sam Garlopis
John Philliber ... Joe Peters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson ... Warden at Execution (scenes deleted)
Al Bridge ... Execution Chamber Guard (scenes deleted)
Edward Hearn ... Warden's Secretary (scenes deleted)
Boyd Irwin ... First Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
George Melford ... Second Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
William O'Leary ... Chaplain at Execution (scenes deleted)
Lee Shumway ... Door Guard at Execution (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Assurance sur la mort (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Frau ohne Gewissen (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Çifte tazminat (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Double Indemnity - Nainen ilman omaatuntoa (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Dvostruka obmana (Serbia) [sr]
Kolasmeni agapi (Greece) [el]
Kvinden uden samvittighed (Denmark) [da]
Kvinna utan samvete (Sweden) [sv]
La fiamma del peccato (Italy) [it]
Me dipli taftotita (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Nainen ilman omaatuntoa (Finland) [fi]
Pacto de Sangue (Brazil) [pt]
Pacto de sangre (Argentina) [es]
Pagos a Dobrar (Portugal) [pt]
Perdición (Spain) [es]
Podwójne ubezpieczenie (Poland) [pl]
Shinya no kokuhaku (Japan) [ja]
Verzekering op de dood (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
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Runtime:
107 min | Argentina:110 min | Canada:90 min (Ontario)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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Trivia:
In the first scene in which Walter first kisses Phyllis, we see a wedding ring on Walter's hand. Fred MacMurray was married and the ring was not noticed until post-production. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The movie is set in 1938, but at Stanwyck's house the radio is playing "Tangerine" which wasn't written until 1942. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Building attendant: Well, hello there, Mr. Neff.
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Tangerine more

FAQ

Is "Double Indemnity" based on a book?
Do Phyllis and Neff have sex?
Where has Edward G. Robinson played an investigator who gets a sudden intuition about his case?
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27 out of 42 people found the following review useful.
best American Film Noir ever made, 16 March 2004
Author: Mmmavis from Portland, OR

"I liked the way that anklet bit into her leg. I wanted to see her again, up close, without that silly staircase between us."--Walter Neff, after meeting Phyllis Dietrichson This is Fred MacMurray like you've never seen him before. He's edgy and sharp, and amoral, although he hides it well from his boss. Barbara Stanwyck's astounding performance set the standard for bad girls in Film Noir for years to come. I love this film because it is a perfect example of how the censorship of the time made it so that filmmakers had to get the sexiness across in a subtle way. This movie is undeniably sexy, and there's not a single 'love scene' in it!

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