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Double indemnity / Paramount Pictures ; produced by Joseph Sistrom ; directed by Billy Wilder ; screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 61131783 | Universal Studios Home Entertainment2021271 | Universal Studios Home Entertainment61198456 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014]Edition: Limited edition; blu-rayDescription: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Cain, James M. 1892-1977
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Photography by John Seitz ; music by Miklos Rozsa.
Awards:
  • National Film Registry selection, 1992.
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather.Summary: An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Double i Available 33111009368628
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime.

Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player to view; will not play on regular DVD player.

English (DTS-HD master audio 2.0 mono), Spanish (DTS digital surround 2.0 mono); French, or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather.

Photography by John Seitz ; music by Miklos Rozsa.

Based on the novel by James M. Cain.

1080p high-definition full frame (1.33:1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

National Film Registry selection, 1992.

An insurance salesman and an unhappy wife conspire to murder her husband and collect his insurance policy.

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; ; Double Indemnity (1973) full-length made-for-television movie based on the 1944 film; original theatrical trailer.

"2021271"--Disc surface; "61131783"--Container.

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