Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder / US, 1944 / 107 min.
A film noir masterpiece involving an insurance agent, a femme fatale and an intrigue full of brilliant verbal fireworks – trust Billy Wilder to come up with the goods.
Insurance salesman Walter Neff is captivated by Phyllis Dietrichson, who wants to take out life insurance without her husband knowing. Neff immediately suspects she wants to kill the latter. He is so entranced that he becomes increasingly involved in her plot. Billy Wilder conveys Neff's paranoia like no other. The sparkling verbal fireworks are delightful.
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Director
Billy Wilder
Production year
1944
Country
US
Original title
Double Indemnity
Length
107 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Film Noir
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