Double Indemnity

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Call Number: DVD Film-Noir Double
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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"100th anniversary" of Paramount Pictures.
Based on the novel by James M. Cain.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
Special features: introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne; Shadows of suspense: documentary on film noir and the making of Double indemnity, "plunge into the world of 1940s Hollywood with a revealing look at a movie masterpiece"; audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; original theatrical trailer.
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather.
An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.
DVD, NTSC, Dolby digital 2.0 mono. Full frame, 1.33:1. iTunes required to download digital version.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

It don't get no better'n this. submitted by lisa on August 26, 2015, 3:22pm I could watch it a hundred times, and am well on my way. Stanwyck is her own special flavor of fatale; MacMurray is a rotten sucker we still somehow can feel for; Robinson is a veritable hero, both as a sort of steady stickler and an underdog, plus as a lover of the truth and of his fellows. The plot unfolds expertly. The murder plot is smart but (guess what??) not smart enough. Oh so gooooood.

My inner Chicken Little did a Little Chicken dance submitted by mbruno on November 16, 2019, 7:32pm Although not a Bogart movie, this flick emanated what I expected - initially. Most of the movie I appreciated the roles and loved the characters, but I also thought I knew where it was going. I have accrued some decades, watch way too many movies in general, and am now, in my life, very rarely surprised. This movie, towards the end, completely blew my mind. If you are reading this review and the "Oh so gooooood" above was not convincing, after all - any savvy Chicken Little knows that because just because one person says it can't get better, doesn't mean it's really actually good. Well make it two because yes, friend. It is that good. See. This. Film.

TERRIBLY DONE. Somebody needs to REMAKE this movie and it may be quite good. submitted by Tassos on December 24, 2019, 8:58am The acting is lAUGHABLE, the script juvenile. BUT the main idea is good and while this movie is almost UNWATCHABLE (unless you put it on MUTE to avoid the god-awful musical score), it has PROMISE.

I strongly encourage the directors out there to REMAKE the movie so we can see it and take it SERIOUSLY, and not laugh at the morons of this version.

Good movie submitted by kencza on August 12, 2020, 9:53pm I liked this visit to the "let's get rid of the husband and live happily ever after" genre of film. Don't get me wrong, I really did enjoy this one. The premise is not new but Stanwyck and EGR are very good and the story plays out well. Billy Wilder directs a Raymond Chandler story. You must see it at least once if you are a fan of noir.