Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

By Billy Wilder

  • Genre: Thriller
  • Release Date: 1944-04-24
  • Advisory Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Director: Billy Wilder
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 4.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from Academy Award®-winning director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager (Edward G. Robinson). It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-racing Academy Award®-nominated masterpiece.

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  • Two superb performances, one fine film

    5
    By GoodOldMonkey
    The guy we think of as friendly, not-too-bright Fred MacMurray becomes a villain Bogart would strain to equal as a cocky, amoral insurance salesman who gets in over his head with calculating femme fatale Barbara Stanwyck, and finds everything coming apart as he tries to untangle himself from a murder. Stanwyck is sometimes brilliant; Edward G. Robinson, as MacMurray's suspicious colleague, is unforgettable throughout. Not many 70-year-old films can keep me on the edge of my seat, but Double Indemnity had me teetering from the brilliant first shots to the finale. If this didn't win an Oscar for cinematography, it should have.

  • One of the best

    5
    By flrpitflrp1965
    Has to be one one the best written and acted films off all times. Clever and witty. Freddy Mac and E.G.R. play off each other to the fineist. Must see film viewing.

  • One of the all time greats

    5
    By W B J
    The Happy Banker!!!

  • solid, not great

    3
    By Monk81
    Solid noir film, but I just didn't like the casting. Bogart and and any number of leading ladies of the time would have made this one phenomenal. MacMurray just wasn't believable, at least to me.

  • SUSPENSE!

    5
    By Coyne95
    LITERALLY SUSPENSE,perhaps one of the most suspensful i have seen. this movie is SO entertaining from start to finish,i LOVED it. the best part is the part on the train. watch this movie it is VERY VERY good

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