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Overview

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Director:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
James M. Cain (novel)
Billy Wilder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 April 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller more
Tagline:
It's Love And Murder At First Sight ! more
Plot:
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Interview: 50 Years of Filmmaking With Martin Landau
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The Noir Loser
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User Comments:
An all-time Hollywood classic more (191 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Fred MacMurray ... Walter Neff

Barbara Stanwyck ... Phyllis Dietrichson

Edward G. Robinson ... Barton Keyes
Porter Hall ... Mr. Jackson
Jean Heather ... Lola Dietrichson
Tom Powers ... Mr. Dietrichson

Byron Barr ... Nino Zachetti
Richard Gaines ... Edward S. Norton, Jr.
Fortunio Bonanova ... Sam Garlopis
John Philliber ... Joe Peters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anderson ... Warden at Execution (scenes deleted)
Al Bridge ... Execution Chamber Guard (scenes deleted)
Edward Hearn ... Warden's Secretary (scenes deleted)
Boyd Irwin ... First Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
George Melford ... Second Doctor at Execution (scenes deleted)
William O'Leary ... Chaplain at Execution (scenes deleted)
Lee Shumway ... Door Guard at Execution (scenes deleted)
James Adamson ... Pullman Porter (uncredited)
John Berry ... Bit part (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Conductor (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ... Nettie, Dietrichsons' Maid (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Norton's Secretary (uncredited)
Miriam Franklin ... Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
Harold Garrison ... Redcap (uncredited)

Eddie Hall ... Man in Drug Store (uncredited)
Teala Loring ... Pacific All-Risk Telephone Operator (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Man (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Charlie, Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Billy Mitchell ... Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Clarence Muse ... Man (uncredited)
Constance Purdy ... Fat Shopper in Market (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Floyd Shackelford ... Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Oscar Smith ... Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer ... Louis L. ('Lou') Schwartz (uncredited)
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Directed by
Billy Wilder 
 
Writing credits
James M. Cain (novel "Double Indemnity in Three of a Kind")

Billy Wilder (screenplay) and
Raymond Chandler (screenplay)

Produced by
Buddy G. DeSylva .... executive producer (uncredited)
Joseph Sistrom .... associate producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
John F. Seitz  (as John Seitz)
 
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Bertram C. Granger  (as Bertram Granger)
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
 
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Al Trosin .... assistant production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Stanley Cooley .... sound recordist
Walter Oberst .... sound recordist
Loren L. Ryder .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ed Henderson .... still photographer (uncredited)
Walter McLeod .... key grip (uncredited)
Otto Pierce .... camera operator (uncredited)
Harlow Stengel .... camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Tranz .... dolly grip (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Doane Harrison .... editorial supervisor
Lee Hall .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Victor Schertzinger .... composer: song "Tangerine"
Eugene Zador .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Gage .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Nancy Lee .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Dorothy Staton .... stand-in: Ms. Stanwyck (uncredited)
John R. Woolfenden .... publicist (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
107 min | Argentina:110 min | Canada:90 min (Ontario)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Germany:16 | Norway:16 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | USA:Approved | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
1825 N. Kingsley Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #29 Greatest Movie of All Time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Keyes approaches to speak to Neff as Neff enters work one morning, Neff asks Keyes if it has to do with the "Peterson" case. The name of the character in question is "Dietrichson," not "Peterson." more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Building attendant: Well, hello there, Mr. Neff.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Burn After Reading (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Tangerine more

FAQ

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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Do Phyllis and Neff have sex?
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User Comments

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36 out of 62 people found the following comment useful.
An all-time Hollywood classic, 11 August 2003
8/10
Author: cowboy7642 from Alexandria, VA

This film noir classic may be the best murder mystery of all time in this storied Hollywood genre. Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson are excellent but it is Barbara Stanwyck who really makes the picture come together as a woman without a moral compass. Stanwyck set the standard for tough, calculating, shady women who exploit men without shame or remorse and her masterful manipulation of MacMurray is the movie's central theme. The film's imagery is filled with shadows and low lighting, accompanied by a tense, brooding music score. Stanwyck spins her web of ensnarement like a black widow with her victim seemingly unaware of the danger that enfolds him. MacMurray provides the narrative of the film which is told in flashback and delivers a cryptic account of the events in a confession to a boss who trusted him completely. Robinson is on target as the skeptical and suspicious boss who has a sixth sense about phony insurance claims. A nice supporting cast contributes to this thriller, namely Richard Gaines and Porter Hall.

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