Double indemnity (TEFC)

Archetypal film noir of the forties, brilliantly filmed and incisively written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, perfectly capturing the decayed Los Angeles atmosphere of a Chandler novel but using a simpler story and more substantial characters. The hero/villain was almost a new concept. Stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.

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Credits

producer

Joseph Sistrom

production company

Paramount Pictures

director

Billy Wilder

Duration

01:47:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1944

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015598

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Film noir

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1944

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