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Double Indemnity
- Original title
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Double Indemnity
- Year
- 1944
- Running time
- 106 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
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- Screenwriter
Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder. Novel: James M. Cain
- Music
Miklós Rózsa
- Cinematography
John F. Seitz (B&W)
- Cast
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Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Tom Powers, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber, Bess Flowers, Miriam Franklin
- Producer
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Paramount Pictures
- Genre
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Film noir. Mystery. Thriller | Crime
- Movie Groups
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James M. Cain Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Unsuspecting Mr. Dietrichson becomes increasingly accident prone after his icily calculating wife (Barbara Stanwyck) encourages him to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by a smooth-talking insurance agent (Fred MacMurray). Against a backdrop of distinctly California settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect on the insurance. Perfect until a claims manager (Edward G. Robinson) gets a familiar feeling of foul play and pursues the matter relentlessly. Tension soars as the would-be lovers find themselves plotting against each other.
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- Awards
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1944: Academy Awards: 7 Nominations, including Movie, Director, Actress & Screenplay
1944: New York Film Critics Circle: Nom. for Best Director & Best Actress (Stanwyck)
- Critics' reviews
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"A brilliant collision of evil and the mundane"
Douglas Pratt: The Hollywood Reporter
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