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Double Indemnity

Movie · 1944 · 107 min

A sleek, shadowy descent into temptation and betrayal, told with sharp wit and mounting dread.

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1944 US film by Billy Wilder
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Year
1944
Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • crime
  • guilt
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, film noir, crime, flashback
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder, James M. Cain
Starring
Raymond Chandler, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Gig Young, Fred MacMurray, Bess Flowers, John Berry, Porter Hall
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
John F. Seitz
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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