| Edition |
1944 motion picture release. |
| Description |
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital 2.0 |
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videodisc |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD Video region 1 |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 2.0 mono; Full frame, 1.33:1. |
| Note |
Full screen (1.33.1). |
| Language |
In English or Spanish with optional English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Cast |
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber. |
| Credits |
Photography by John Seitz ; editorial supervisor, Doane Harrison ; music by Miklos Rozsa ; produced by Joseph Sistrom. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944. |
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Based on the novel by James M. Cain. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy. |
| Note |
Special features: introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne; Shadows of suspense: documentary on film noir and the making of Double indemnity, "plunge into the world of 1940s Hollywood with a revealing look at a movie masterpiece"; audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; original theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
National Film Registry selection, 1992. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Insurance investigators -- United States -- Drama.
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Double indemnity -- United States -- Drama.
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Adultery. |
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Double indemnity. |
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Insurance investigators. |
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Murder. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery films.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Film noir.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs
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| Added Author |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, screenwriter, film director.
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Sistrom, Joseph, 1912-1966, film producer.
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959, screenwriter.
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MacMurray, Fred, 1908-1991, actor.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990, actor.
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Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973, actor.
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Hall, Porter, 1888-1953, actor.
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Heather, Jean, actor.
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Powers, Tom, 1890-1955, actor.
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Barr, Byron, 1917-1966, actor.
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Gaines, Richard, 1904-1975, actor.
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Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969, actor.
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Philliber, John, 1872-1944, actor.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer (expression)
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Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979, director of photography.
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Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968, editor of a moving image work.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977.
Double indemnity.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc., production company.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Double indemnity (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
025192143311 |
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025192143274 |
| Music No. |
61122482 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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487246 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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2024179 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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2021475 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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