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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same title, which appeared as an eight-part serial for Liberty magazine in February 1936.
Plot
In 1938, insurance salesman Walter Neff returns to his office in downtown Los Angeles with a gunshot wound on his shoulder. He records a confession on a dictaphone for his friend and colleague, claims adjuster Barton Keyes. A flashback ensues.
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| author | Billy Wilder Raymond Chandler |
|---|---|
| director | Billy Wilder |
| editor | Doane Harrison |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | accident insurance accidental death buy college reunion dead man dictaphone double indemnity first time flashback flee gunshot wound insurance money insurance policy insurance salesman kill los angeles nothing phyllis dietrichson plan suicide than the train station wait will will and testament |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa |
| producer | Joseph Sistrom |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | film noir noir |