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Director:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
James M. Cain (novel)
Billy Wilder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 April 1944 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's Love And Murder At First Sight ! more
Plot:
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 1 win more
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(15 articles)
Interview: 50 Years of Filmmaking With Martin Landau
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best American Film Noir ever made more (190 total)

Cast

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Fred MacMurray ... Walter Neff

Barbara Stanwyck ... Phyllis Dietrichson

Edward G. Robinson ... Barton Keyes
Porter Hall ... Mr. Jackson
Jean Heather ... Lola Dietrichson
Tom Powers ... Mr. Dietrichson

Byron Barr ... Nino Zachetti
Richard Gaines ... Edward S. Norton, Jr.
Fortunio Bonanova ... Sam Garlopis
John Philliber ... Joe Peters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson ... Warden at Execution (scenes deleted)
Al Bridge ... Execution Chamber Guard (scenes deleted)
Edward Hearn ... Warden's Secretary (scenes deleted)
Boyd Irwin ... First Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
George Melford ... Second Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
William O'Leary ... Chaplain at Execution (scenes deleted)
Lee Shumway ... Door Guard at Execution (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min | Argentina:110 min | Canada:90 min (Ontario)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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Trivia:
The scene where Neff and Dietrichson can't get their car started after the murder was added by Wilder after his car wouldn't start at the end of a shooting day. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the first scene in which Walter first kisses Phyllis, we see a wedding ring on Walter's hand. Fred MacMurray was married and the ring was not noticed until post-production. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Building attendant: Well, hello there, Mr. Neff.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Being There (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Tangerine more

FAQ

Where has Edward G. Robinson played an investigator who gets a sudden intuition about his case?
Is "Double Indemnity" based on a true story?
Do Phyllis and Neff have sex?
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27 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
best American Film Noir ever made, 16 March 2004
Author: Mmmavis from Portland, OR

"I liked the way that anklet bit into her leg. I wanted to see her again, up close, without that silly staircase between us."--Walter Neff, after meeting Phyllis Dietrichson This is Fred MacMurray like you've never seen him before. He's edgy and sharp, and amoral, although he hides it well from his boss. Barbara Stanwyck's astounding performance set the standard for bad girls in Film Noir for years to come. I love this film because it is a perfect example of how the censorship of the time made it so that filmmakers had to get the sexiness across in a subtle way. This movie is undeniably sexy, and there's not a single 'love scene' in it!

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