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  1. Release dateJuly 6, 1944 (USA)
    Content ratingTV-PG
    GenreCrime · Drama · Film-Noir · Mystery · Thriller
    Directed byBilly Wilder
    Plot

    Wounded from a gunshot, insurance salesman Walter Neff stumbles into his Los Angeles office. He records a dictaphone confession for claims manager Barton Keyes.
    One year e… See more

    Cast

    Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff
    Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis Dietrichson
    Edward G. Robinson as Barton Keyes
    Porter Hall as Jackson… See more

    Production

    James M. Cain based his novella Double Indemnity on a 1927 murder perpetrated by Ruth Snyder, married to Albert Snyder, and her lover Henry Judd Gray, who colluded with an insurance agent to obtain a $45,000 policy with … See more

    Release

    Double Indemnity's first theatrical engagement was at the Keith's in Baltimore on July 3, 1944; the film opened nationwide three days later. It was an immediate hit with audiences despite a campaign against the film by … See more

    Reception

    Contemporary reviews of the film were largely positive, though its content made some uncomfortable. While some critics found the story implausible and disturbing, others praised it as an original thriller. In The New Y… See more

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