Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime thriller film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written with Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The film was based on James M. Cain's novella of the same name, which ran as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine beginning in February 1936.
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
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| Based on | Double Indemnity by James M. Cain Murder of Albert Snyder |
| Produced by | Joseph Sistrom [uncredited] |
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| Cinematography | John Seitz |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $980,000 |
The film stars Fred MacMurray as an insurance salesman, Barbara Stanwyck as a provocative housewife, and Edward G. Robinson as a claims adjuster. The title refers to a "double indemnity" clause which doubles life insurance payouts when death occurs in a statistically rare manner.
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Widely regarded as a classic, it is often cited as having set the standard for film noir and as one of the greatest films of all time.