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Double Indemnity
Call Number: DVD00007
by Billy Wilder; Fred MacMurray; Barbara Stanwyck; Edward G Robinson; Porter Hall; Jean Heather; Raymond Chandler; James M Cain; Paramount Pictures, inc.; Universal Pictures (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, [2006]
Notes: 2-disc DVD set (107 mins); Universal Legacy Series; release of the 1944 motion picture; Nominated for seven 1944 Academy Awards; Based on the novel by James M. Cain; Special features: “Shadows of suspense”; audio commentary from film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; “Double indemnity” TV movie (1973, 75 min.).
Summary: Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband’s automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis’ husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out.
OCLC #: 68693776
Also: VHS format available under VHS00029.
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags: Award, Billy Wilder, Black and White, Books on Film