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Double Indemnity poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 52.4 / 100
1973·Crime / Drama / Romance·1h 14m

DOUBLE INDEMNITY

A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.

Above the Line
Jack Smight·DirectorRaymond Chandler·ScreenplayBilly Wilder·ScreenplayHaskell B. Boggs·Director of PhotographyBilly Goldenberg·Original Music ComposerEdward A. Biery·Editor
Cast
Richard Crenna·Walter NeffLee J. Cobb·Barton KeyesSamantha Eggar·Phyllis DietricksonRobert Webber·Edward NortonArch Johnson·DietricksonKathleen Cody·Lola DietricksonJohn Fiedler·JacksonJohn Elerick·Donald FranklinGene Dynarski·Sam BonventuraTom Curtis·Charlie
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 3
Jack Smight·DirectorDavid S. Hall·Assistant DirectorDavid Hall·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Raymond Chandler·ScreenplayBilly Wilder·ScreenplaySteven Bochco·TeleplayJames M. Cain·Novel
Camera· 1
Haskell B. Boggs·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Edward A. Biery·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Billy Goldenberg·Original Music ComposerHal Mooney·Music SupervisorJames A. Alexander·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Joe Alves·Art DirectionCharles Waldo·Costume DesignDonald J. Sullivan·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Robert F. O'Neill·ProducerDavid Victor·Executive ProducerWilliam W. Gray·Unit Manager
By the Numbers
52.4
OF 100
Master Score
4.6
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FFFFFF
#A9A9A9
Mood
Suspenseful
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

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Key Elements
CigaretteChairSmoke
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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