1944 • NR • 1h 47m
8.1/10
( users) 
Overview
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.
8.1/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
Fred MacMurray Walter Neff 
Barbara Stanwyck Phyllis Dietrichson 
Edward G. Robinson Barton Keyes 
Porter Hall Mr. Jackson 
Richard Gaines Edward S. Norton Jr. 
Jean Heather Lola Dietrichson 
Tom Powers Mr. Dietrichson 
Fortunio Bonanova Sam Garlopis 
Byron Barr Nino Zachetti 
John Berry Bit Part (uncredited) 
Raymond Chandler Man Reading Book (uncredited) 
Edmund Cobb Train Conductor (uncredited) 
Kernan Cripps Conductor (uncredited) 
Bess Flowers Norton's Secretary 
Eddie Hall Man in Drug Store (uncredited) 
Billy Wilder Director 
James M. Cain Novel Billy Wilder Screenplay Raymond Chandler Screenplay 
Buddy G. DeSylva Executive Producer Joseph Sistrom Producer 
Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer 
John F. Seitz Director of Photography Hans Dreier Art Direction Hal Pereira Art Direction Bertram C. Granger Set Decoration 
Edith Head Costume Design Harvey Clermont Casting Robert Ewing Makeup Artist 
Charles Gemora Makeup Artist
Fred MacMurray Walter Neff Barbara Stanwyck Phyllis Dietrichson Edward G. Robinson Barton Keyes Porter Hall Mr. Jackson Richard Gaines Edward S. Norton Jr. Jean Heather Lola Dietrichson Tom Powers Mr. Dietrichson Fortunio Bonanova Sam Garlopis Byron Barr Nino Zachetti John Berry Bit Part (uncredited) Raymond Chandler Man Reading Book (uncredited) Edmund Cobb Train Conductor (uncredited) Kernan Cripps Conductor (uncredited) Bess Flowers Norton's Secretary Eddie Hall Man in Drug Store (uncredited) Billy Wilder Director James M. Cain Novel Billy Wilder Screenplay Raymond Chandler Screenplay Buddy G. DeSylva Executive Producer Joseph Sistrom Producer Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer John F. Seitz Director of Photography Hans Dreier Art Direction Hal Pereira Art Direction Bertram C. Granger Set Decoration Edith Head Costume Design Harvey Clermont Casting Robert Ewing Makeup Artist Charles Gemora Makeup Artist 
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