1945
Nominated Director
Billy Wilder
1945
Nominated Picture
1945
Nominated Cinematography
1945
Nominated Original Score
1945
Nominated Sound
1945
Nominated Adapted Screenplay
Double Indemnity
1944
Rank
101
Score
85.47
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Added
6/19/21
Psychological Thriller Film Noir Crime Drama
Billy Wilder follows the story of an insurance agent who, after being seduced into a murderous scheme by an enthralling housewife to live off the fraudulent claim, has to deal with the suspicions of his friend and colleague , an insurance investigator assigned to the case.
Wilder sets the standard for noir films with this suspenseful melodrama that explores themes of greed and post-war anxiety.
It was nominated for 7 Academy Awards.
DIRECTOR
Billy Wilder
Austrian-American film director, producer and screenwriter (1906-2002).
CAST
Fred MacMurray
American (1908–1991)
Barbara Stanwyck
American (1907–1990)
Edward G. Robinson
American (1893–1973)
Porter Hall
American (1888–1953)
Jean Heather
American (1921–1995)
Byron Barr
American (1917–1966)
Richard Gaines
American (1904–1975)
John Philliber
American (1873–1944)