Double Indemnity

United States and United States of America, 1944

Film

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A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Billy Wilder

costume design

Edith Head

producer

Joseph Sistrom

Joseph Sistrom

production company

Paramount Pictures

screenplay

Billy Wilder

Raymond Chandler

visual effects

Farciot Edouart

Duration

01:47:00

Production dates
1944 1944

Collected

1 times

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