Williamsburg Regional Library

Double indemnity, Paramount Pictures ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; directed by Billy Wilder

Label
Double indemnity, Paramount Pictures ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; directed by Billy Wilder
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Double indemnity
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Paramount Pictures ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; directed by Billy Wilder
Runtime
107
Series statement
Universal legacy series
Summary
Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis' husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector