DIRECTOR
Billy Wilder
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 48m
RATING
Approved
CAST
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson
SYNOPSIS
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband’s murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager (Edward G. Robinson). It’s a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-racing Academy Award-nominated masterpiece.
CAST
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G Robinson
SYNOPSIS
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband’s murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager (Edward G. Robinson). It’s a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-racing Academy Award-nominated masterpiece.
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