Double Indemnity

1944, 1h 47min -

Has dialogue ever been more perfectly hard-boiled? Has a femme fatale ever been as deliciously wicked as Barbara Stanwyck? And has 1940s Los Angeles ever looked so seductively sordid? Working with cowriter Raymond Chandler, director Billy Wilder launched himself onto the Hollywood A-list with this epitome of film-noir fatalism from James M. Cain’s pulp novel. When slick salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) walks into the swank home of dissatisfied housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck), he intends to sell insurance, but he winds up becoming entangled with her in a far more sinister way. Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, DOUBLE INDEMNITY is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured. Show more

"Double Indemnity" — movie produced in USA and released in 1944. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 47min. "Double Indemnity" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!