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Double Indemnity

In 1938, Walter Neff, an experienced salesman of the Pacific All Risk Insurance Co., meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson, and they have an affair. Phyllis proposes to kill her husband to receive the proceeds of an accident insurance policy and Walter devises a scheme to receive twice the amount based on a double indemnity clause. When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on a train track, the police accept the determination of accidental death. However, the insurance analyst and Walter's best friend Barton Keyes does not buy the story and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Film-Noir), release year 1944, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Double Indemnity

In 1938, Walter Neff, an experienced salesman of the Pacific All Risk Insurance Co., meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson, and they have an affair. Phyllis proposes to kill her husband to receive the proceeds of an accident insurance policy and Walter devises a scheme to receive twice the amount based on a double indemnity clause. When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on a train track, the police accept the determination of accidental death. However, the insurance analyst and Walter's best friend Barton Keyes does not buy the story and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama, Film-Noir), release year 1944, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1944
  • Released 06 Jul 1944
  • Runtime 107 minutes
  • Content rating Approved
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.3/10 from 176,771 votes
  • Metascore 95/100
  • Genres Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States

Cast

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Direction and writing

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Written by: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain

Awards and recognition

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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