Pros: Story, Direction, Acting, Score, Cinematography Cons: We need more films like this!
“I killed him for money and for a woman. I didn't get the money. And I didn't get the woman.” Walter Neff Many of us, I’m sure, grew up watching Fred MacMurray on My Three Sons, either in the original series or the endless ...
Paramount Studio's 1944 release Double Indemnity is one of the best examples of true-to-form film noir. The plot of the film is straightforward. Fueled by greed, a wife decides to take out an insurance policy on her unsuspecting husband,...
Pros: Great cast, superb art direction and cinematography, perfectly directed... Cons: ... okay, one or too slightly implausible bits if you're really picky...
Double Indemnity is a superb 1944 thriller starring Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff, a fast-talking insurance salesman, attempting to pull the perfect fraud job. Of course he didn’t start out with that idea - it all stated when he met, and ...
Pros: The script, dialogue, direction and great acting Cons: None
I didn’t know who Billy Wilder was a couple of years ago, but he’s quickly becoming one of my favorite directors. He’s directed a whole host of classic masterpieces, four of which were listed in the AFI’s Top 100 movies of the ...
Pros: Terrific acting/cast. Plot. Suspenseful right to the end. Cinematography of black and white film. Cons: None.
If you have thought about watching an older film from Hollywood's ''Golden Era'' but have no idea which one to view, Double Indemnity would be a good place to start. This film combines the elements that people treasure in the best older films, ...
Pros: Great cast, holds your attention throughout, full of surprises. Cons: None
I sprained my ankle this afternoon and I couldn't sleep in spite of painkillers. I needed serious comfort, so I decided to hunt down an old movie to watch. I found Double Indemnity available to view instantly through Netflix. I've always enjoyed ...
Pros: Acting, cast, direction, writing, cinematography. Cons: Slightly dated in some acting.
“Double Indemnity” (1944) was Billy Wilder’s third film after “The Major and the Minor” (1942) and “Five Graves to Cairo” (1943). It was the film that really established the foundation of his prosperous career to come. It is a...
Pros: Crackling dialogue, stylish direction Cons: Adultery, Murder, Fraud--Do not attempt this at home
The film noir genre rolled up its sleeve, inserted the needle and got a healthy shot of adrenaline when director-writer Billy Wilder brought James M. Cain's novel "Double Indemnity" to the screen. If you've never seen classic film noir, this...
Pros: Everything about it, and especially Edward G. Cons: Edward wasn't among those nominated for an Oscar
That's all right, Fred, neither did I. Fred MacMurray, as Insurance Agent Walter Neff, makes this observation among the flood of crackling dialogue contained in this movie. Double Indemnity is not only one of the all-time great Film-noir...
Pros: Suspense, some dark humor, fine performances Cons: Few, if any
For a "TV Generation" viewer, seeing two legendary stars who have been icons of both the big and small screen like Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray (better known to Baby Boomers who watched "The Big Valley" and "My Three...
Pros: Classic Hollywood at its best. Stellar performances by Stanwyck, Robinson and MacMurray Cons: None, I consider this one of the best films ever produced
I often get the impression young people consider any film shot in black and white uncompelling. Double Indemnity is one film that is capable of doing away with this assumption. In short this film is a blueprint for the perfect murder. Barbara Stanwyck...
For those who think that all old Hollywood movies have happy endings and sugary values, "Double Indemnity" will change your opinion. It is a dark crime drama that ruthlessly explores how people will not stop at murder in the search for love and...
Pros: Great dialogue, great performances, great direction... Cons: The film is, admittedly, dated -- its wordplay, which I adore, is disliked by many.
By Max Scheinin.
Ah, Billy Wilder, the man who made Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, Avanti!, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes -- and Double Indemnity, of course. Double Indemnity is, after The Maltese Falcon, the first...
Pros: ITS A CLASSIC- ONE OF THE FOREMOST "MUST SEE's" Cons: I can't think of any!
This movie should be considered standard for any movie buff. One can't watch this enough. Setting aside the great performances from the skilled Fred McMurray and sexy Barbara Stanwyck, what I feel is the most over-looked part of this movie is the...
Pros: Great cast, and great start of a renound genre. Cons: Lighting needs to be fixed, other than that, no complaints.
The genre that is film noir can trace its roots to this 1944 film directed by Billy Wilder. “Double Indemnity” is called the start of film noir, and what I mean by this is you have a femme fatale, or a female villain, a hard-boiled detective, ...
This crackling adaptation of James Cain's shady tale of an insurance man lured into murder was brilliantly cast with the usually "nice guy" MacMurray ...More at HotMovieSale.com
Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from Academy Award-winning director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages he...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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