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Double Indemnity
Directed by Billy Wilder
1944•1h 47m•NR•★ 8.1
Crime / Thriller
Synopsis
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
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DirectorBilly Wilder
WriterRaymond ChandlerBilly Wilder
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
MusicMiklós Rózsa
Principal Cast
Fred MacMurrayWalter Neff
Barbara StanwyckPhyllis Dietrichson
Edward G. RobinsonBarton Keyes
Porter HallMr. Jackson
Jean HeatherLola Dietrichson
Tom PowersMr. Dietrichson
Byron BarrNino Zachetti
Richard GainesEdward S. Norton Jr.
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Runtime1h 47m (107 mins)
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DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioParamount Pictures
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