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1944 · 107 min · NR

Double Indemnity

Directed by Billy Wilder · Crime, Thriller

Double Indemnity (1944) is a Crime film, directed by Billy Wilder set in Los Angeles during the 1930s. It runs 107 minutes and is rated NR.

A neo noir, with a tense and melancholic tone. Themes of betrayal, greed & ambition, and obsession play out through frame narrative and unreliable narrator.

Composer
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Cast
Fred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonPorter HallJean HeatherTom PowersByron BarrRichard Gaines

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
When

Premise & themes

Premise
Themes
BetrayalGreed & AmbitionObsession
Structure
Frame NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Tone
TenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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