Double Indemnity
1944 US film by Billy Wilder
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Summary
Double Indemnity is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,971 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Billy Wilder[3]
- Screenwriter: Raymond Chandler[4], Billy Wilder[5], James M. Cain[6]
- Composer: Miklós Rózsa[7]
- Genre: crime film[8], flashback film[9], film noir[10], drama film[11]
- Based on: Double Indemnity[12]
- Cast member: Fred MacMurray[13], Barbara Stanwyck[14], Edward G. Robinson[15], Gig Young[16], Porter Hall[17], Fortunio Bonanova[18], Jean Heather[19], Richard Gaines[20], Tom Powers[21], Clarence Muse[22], John Berry[23], Raymond Chandler[24], Bess Flowers[25], George Magrill[26]
- Producer: Buddy DeSylva[27]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[28]
- Director of photography: John F. Seitz[29]
- Part of: National Film Registry[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: Double Indemnity (film)[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 9.2/10[34], 97%[35], 95/100[36], 8.3/10[37]
- Color: black-and-white[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1944[40], June 6, 1950[41], July 6, 1944[42], August 25, 1944[43]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[44], Netflix[45]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[46]
- Main subject: capital punishment[47]
- Film editor: Doane Harrison[48]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[49], Academy Award for Best Director[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[51], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[52], Academy Award for Best Picture[53], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[54], Academy Award for Best Sound[55]
- Title: Double Indemnity[56]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[57]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Double Indemnity include Dumbbell Indemnity[58], an animated series episode[59], directed by Dominic Polcino[60].
Why It Matters
Double Indemnity has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for it include Dumbbell Indemnity[58], an animated series episode[59], directed by Dominic Polcino[60].