For other uses, see Double Indemnity (disambiguation).
Double Indemnity
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Screenplay by
Billy Wilder
Raymond Chandler
Based on
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain Murder of Albert Snyder
Produced by
Joseph Sistrom [uncredited]
Starring
Fred MacMurray
Barbara Stanwyck
Edward G. Robinson
Porter Hall
Jean Heather
Tom Powers
Byron Barr
Richard Gaines
Fortunio Bonanova
John Philliber
Cinematography
John Seitz
Edited by
Doane Harrison
Music by
Miklós Rózsa
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
July 3, 1944 (1944-07-03) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$980,000
Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime thriller film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written with Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The film was based on James M. Cain's novella of the same name, which ran as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine beginning in February 1936.
The film stars Fred MacMurray as an insurance salesman, Barbara Stanwyck as a provocative housewife, and Edward G. Robinson as a claims adjuster. The title refers to a "double indemnity" clause which doubles life insurance payouts when death occurs in a statistically rare manner.
The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards. Widely regarded as a classic, it is often cited as having set the standard for film noir and as one of the greatest films of all time.
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