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Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime thriller film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written with Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The film was based on James M. Cain 's novella of the same name, which ran as an eight-part serial in Liberty magazine beginning in February 1936.
9 Jun 2023 · Double indemnity is a clause in a life insurance policy that pays twice the amount if the death is accidental. Learn what counts as an accidental death, how to add this coverage and what are the benefits and limitations.
4 Sep 2021 · Watch the classic film noir directed by Billy Wilder and co-written by Raymond Chandler, based on James M. Cain's novel. Read reviews from viewers who praise the story, the performances, and the cinematography of this 1944 masterpiece.
Double indemnity insurance means that the life insurance company pledges to pay the beneficiary twice the coverage amount if the policyholder has an accidental death. For instance, if someone who has a life insurance policy with a $500,000 payout dies in an accident, the policy will pay $1,000,000 under the double indemnity clause.
Double Indemnity, American film noir, released in 1944, that was considered the quintessential movie of its genre. It followed the time-honoured noir plotline of a man undone by an evil woman. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
A classic film-noir adaptation of James M. Cain's novel, starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck as a deadly duo. Features commentary, interviews, documentary, and more.
20 Dis 1998 · A classic noir film about an insurance salesman and a seductive woman who plot to kill her husband for money. Roger Ebert analyzes the characters, the dialogue, the style and the ending of Billy Wilder's masterpiece.
