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

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A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Double indemnity (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Paramount Pictures, Inc
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002 (Film director)
Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990 (Actor)
MacMurray, Fred, 1908-1991 (Actor)
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (Actor)
Powers, Tom, 1890-1955 (Actor)
Hall, Porter, 1888-1953 (Actor)
Heather, Jean (Actor)
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959 (Screenwriter)
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Edition:70th anniversary limited edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Married people > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Double indemnity > Drama.
Attempted murder > Drama.
Personas casadas > Teatro.
Adulterio > Teatro.
Asesinato > Teatro.
Seguros > Polizas > Teatro.
Adultery.
Attempted murder.
Double indemnity.
Married people.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film noir.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film noir.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944.
Special features: Introduction by Robert Osborne; Shadows of suspense; Double indemnity (1973) TV movie; theatrical trailer; commentaries.
Call Number:AD3 D0161570 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
Not rated.
System Details:Blu-ray, widescreen presentation; (English) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, mono., (Spanish) DTS Digital surround 2.0, mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Tom Powers, Porter Hall, Jean Heather.