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Double indemnity / a Paramount Picture ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; directed by Billy Wilder.

Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (screenwriter,, film director.). Sistrom, Joseph, 1912-1966 (film producer.). Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 (screenwriter.). MacMurray, Fred, 1908-1991 (actor.). Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990 (actor.). Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (actor.). Hall, Porter, 1888-1953 (actor.). Heather, Jean, (actor.). Powers, Tom, 1890-1955 (actor.). Barr, Byron, 1917-1966 (actor.). Gaines, Richard, 1904-1975 (actor.). Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969 (actor.). Philliber, John, 1872-1944 (actor.). Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 (composer.). Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979 (director of photography.). Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968 (editor of a moving image work.). Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Double indemnity. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures, Inc., (production company.). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber. (Cast).

Summary:

An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Full screen (1.33.1).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
Special features: introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne; Shadows of suspense: documentary on film noir and the making of Double indemnity, "plunge into the world of 1940s Hollywood with a revealing look at a movie masterpiece"; audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography by John Seitz ; editorial supervisor, Doane Harrison ; music by Miklos Rozsa ; produced by Joseph Sistrom.
Participant or Performer Note:
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 2.0 mono; Full frame, 1.33:1.
Language Note:
In English or Spanish with optional English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:
National Film Registry selection, 1992.

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Genre: Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall Public Library.

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