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One of the classic film noirs, Billy Wilder's Oscar-nominated film stars Fred MacMurray as insurance agent Walter Neff. When he calls at the Dietrichson residence on a renewal call, the only person home is Phyllis Dietrichson, a luminous, seductive blonde with the brain and heart of a black widow spider. Soon, the pair are involved in a passionate affair that can only be consummated by her husband's death (which will also make them both rich). The murder goes ahead but Neff's boss, Barton Keyes has a niggling doubt about paying out on the policy while Walter and Phyllis's passion slowly sours. Told in flashback through Neff's narrative, the hard-edged, cynical tone exactly matched the mood of the period and, while the censorious Hays Code is followed to the letter, Phyllis's ankle bracelet remains one of cinema's enduring erotic images.Product Identifiers
ProducerB.G. Desylva, Joseph Sistrom, Buddy G. Desylva
EAN0715515272117
eBay Product ID (ePID)23053523430
Product Key Features
ActorJean Heather, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred Macmurray, Porter Hall
Film/TV TitleDouble Indemnity [Criterion Collection]
DirectorJohn Seitz, Hans Dreier, Billy Wilder, Hal Pereira
FormatBlu-ray
GenreCrime, Drama, Drama, Thriller & Mystery, Crime, Adaptation
StudioParamount Pictures, Criterion Collection
Additional Product Features
Release Year1944
ComposerMiklós Rózsa
ScreenwriterRaymond Chandler, Billy Wilder
AuthorJames M. Cain
Original LanguageEn
EditorDoane Harrison
Production CompanyParamount Pictures