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Double Indemnity

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
159K
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Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)
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A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigato... Read allA Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
159K
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POPULARITY
3,960
248
    • Billy Wilder
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • Raymond Chandler(screenplay)
    • James M. Cain(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Billy Wilder
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • Raymond Chandler(screenplay)
    • James M. Cain(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Edward G. Robinson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 459User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #105
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars

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    Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity (1944)
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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Walter Neff
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Phyllis Dietrichson
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Barton Keyes
    Byron Barr
    Byron Barr
    • Nino Zachetti
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Mr. Jackson
    Jean Heather
    Jean Heather
    • Lola Dietrichson
    Tom Powers
    Tom Powers
    • Mr. Dietrichson
    Richard Gaines
    Richard Gaines
    • Mr. Norton
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Sam Gorlopis
    John Philliber
    • Joe Pete
    Lev Abramov
    • Stage Hand
    • (uncredited)
    James Adamson
    • Pullman Porter
    • (uncredited)
    John Berry
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Raymond Chandler
    Raymond Chandler
    • Man Reading Magazine Outside Keyes' Office
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Train Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Farrington
    • Nettie - Dietrichsons' Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Norton's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
      • Billy Wilder
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • Raymond Chandler(screenplay)
      • James M. Cain(from the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Edward G. Robinson's initial reluctance to sign on largely stemmed from the fact he wasn't keen on being demoted to third lead. Eventually, he realized that he was at a transitional phase of his career, plus the fact that he was getting paid the same as Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray for doing less work.
    • Goofs
      The door to Neff's apartment opens away from, rather than toward, the apartment. This was a violation of the Los Angeles Fire Code. (Billy Wilder knew this, but could not change the door because of the crucial scene where Phyllis is hiding behind the door in the hallway.)
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Walter Neff: Know why you couldn't figure this one, Keyes? I'll tell ya. 'Cause the guy you were looking for was too close. Right across the desk from ya.

      Barton Keyes: Closer than that, Walter.

      Walter Neff: I love you, too.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over a silhouette of a man on crutches, walking toward the camera.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Tangerine
      (1941) (uncredited)

      Music by Victor Schertzinger

      Played on a radio

    User reviews459

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    An Odd Triangle
    No need to recap the plot or echo consensus points.

    From the minute he sees her slinking down the stairs in that spangled ankle bracelet, he's hooked. Walter Neff's already boarded that long, lonely trolley down the one-way track. Yes indeed, sultry Phyllis appears to be just the ticket he's been looking for. Great noir classic. All in all, Neff should have paid attention to that other member of the oddball triangle. Old man Keyes may be a born cynic, but despite himself, he's a father figure looking for a son to take his place, and warning Neff about the "Margie's" of the world. What he doesn't know is that this "Margie" definitely doesn't drink out of a bottle. What's more, Neff's already chosen to ride with the flashy crowd, get out of that dumpy apartment, and get into Phyllis's vicious little insurance swindle. As Keyes tellingly remarks, "You're not smarter than the rest, Walter, just a little taller." I like to think that Walter finally realizes his folly in that brilliant final scene, even if it is too late. Still, the film's cynical veneer is misleading. Because beneath all the deceits, betrayals, and ironies, lies a lighted match and one of the odder father-son relationships in Hollywood annals.
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    • Release date
      • July 6, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
      • English
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      • 6301 Quebec Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Black and White

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