Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir movie about an insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) and a housewife (Barbara Stanwyck). It was nominated for seven Academy Awards.[2]
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| Directed by | Billy Wilder |
| Produced by | Joseph Sistrom |
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| Based on | Double Indemnity by James M. Cain |
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| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | John Seitz |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $980,000[1] |
| Box office | $5 million |
Double Indemnity Media
Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck as Walter and Phyllis
Original trailer of the film Double Indemnity (1944)
1950s trailer for early television broadcasts of the film
Keyes is sure something is not right.
Wilder supposedly chose a bad wig for Stanwyck to underscore Phyllis's "sleazy phoniness".
Neff confesses into a Dictaphone.
Southern Pacific Depot, Glendale, now carefully preserved, was not used in the film. Southern Pacific Railroad Station, Burbank, was used due to wartime dim-out regulations. The station was damaged by fire in 1991 and razed.
References
- ↑ Sikov, Ed (1998). On Sunset Boulevard: The Life and Times of Billy Wilder. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-0-7868-6194-1. p. 211
- ↑ "Filmsite Movie Review; Double Indemnity (1944)". American Movie Classics Company LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
