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Double Indemnity

1944, Movie, 1h 47min

Has dialogue ever been more perfectly hard-boiled? Has a femme fatale ever been as deliciously wicked as Barbara Stanwyck? And has 1940s Los Angeles ever looked so seductively sordid? Working with cowriter Raymond Chandler, director Billy Wilder launched himself onto the Hollywood A-list with this epitome of film-noir fatalism from James M. Cain’s pulp novel. When slick salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) walks into the swank home of dissatisfied housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck), he intends to sell insurance, but he winds up becoming entangled with her in a far more sinister way. Featuring scene-stealing supporting work from Edward G. Robinson and the chiaroscuro of cinematographer John F. Seitz, DOUBLE INDEMNITY is one of the most entertainingly perverse stories ever told and the standard by which all noir must be measured.

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Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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This has everything you could ask for in a hardboiled story: snappy dialogue, a cunning femme fatale, lots of suspense and the characteristic noir mood of doom, enforced by the superb writing of the narration. In fact, the entire script is perfect...

4 years ago

Critic Rob Fraser

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...a film packed with memorable dialogue...

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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Billy Wilder sammenfatter og destillerer en hel genre...

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Ronny Svensson

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Ledstjärnan för genren ”Film Noir” och finns det en vassare ”femme fatale” än Barbara Stanwyck?!

3 years ago

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Double Indemnity is a classic film noir that tells the story of an insurance agent, Walter Neff, who falls for a beautiful and dangerous woman, Phyllis Dietrichson. Together, they hatch a plan to murder her husband and make it look like an accident, so they can collect on a double indemnity policy. But things don't go as planned, and the pair finds themselves in a web of deceit and betrayal. The film features a star-studded cast, including Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, and is directed by the legendary Billy Wilder. With its dark themes, intricate plot twists, and iconic performances, Double Indemnity remains a timeless masterpiece of the film noir genre.