- Actors: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr, Porter Hall
- Directors: Billy Wilder
- Writers: Billy Wilder, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler
- Producers: Buddy G. DeSylva, Joseph Sistrom
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Mca (Universal)
- Release Date: Aug 22 2006
- Run Time: 107 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JNG5
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#2,763 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #1 in DVD > Classics > Classic Stars > Edward G. Robinson
- #2 in DVD > Classics > Classic Directors > Billy Wilder
- #3 in DVD > Classics > Classic Stars > Barbara Stanwyck
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product Details |
Product Description
Amazon.com Essential Video
Director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard) and writer Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep) adapted James M. Cain's hard-boiled novel into this wildly thrilling story of insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), who schemes the perfect murder with the beautiful dame Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): kill Dietrichson's husband and make off with the insurance money. But, of course, in these plots things never quite go as planned, and Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out. From the opening scene you know Neff is doomed, as the story is told in flashback; yet, to the film's credit, this doesn't diminish any of the tension of the movie. This early film noir flick is wonderfully campy by today's standards, and the dialogue is snappy ("I thought you were smarter than the rest, Walter. But I was wrong. You're not smarter, just a little taller"), filled with lots of "dame"s and "baby"s. Stanwyck is the ultimate femme fatale, and MacMurray, despite a career largely defined by roles as a softy (notably in the TV series My Three Sons and the movie The Shaggy Dog), is convincingly cast against type as the hapless, love-struck sap. --Jenny Brown
Description
From the moment they met, it was murder. Unsuspecting Mr. Dietrichson becomes increasingly accident prone after his icily calculating wife encourages him to sign a double-indemnity policy proposed by a smooth talking insurance agent. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners-in-crime plan the perfect murder to collect on the insurance. Perfect until a claims manager gets a familiar feeling of foul play and pursues the matter relentlessly. Tension soars as the would-be lovers find themselves plotting against each other.
Bonus Features:
Shadows of Suspense; Introduction by TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne; Audio Commentary with Film Historian Richard Schickel; Audio Commentary with Film Historian / Screenwriter Lem Dobbs and Film Historian Nick Redman; Double Indemnity (1973) TV Movie
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
STANWYCK AND MACMURRAY WERE OSCAR ROBBED,
By A Customer
This review is from: Double Indemnity (VHS Tape)
Yes, they deserved the 1944 Academy Award. Both of them. They were robbed. Perhaps its because they played murderers and MacMurray was caught in Stanwyck's spider web. The movie was released during the prime war years (1944) and Hollywood chose to go the sentimental route with "GOING MY WAY". But Ingrid Bergman's performance in "Gaslight" in no way comes close to touching Stanwyck's bravura in "Double Indemnity". It was a close race between them but Bergman won out (inexplicably because her performance in Gaslight is overwrought and over the top). Stanwyck's evil restraint with one look that could burn a house down. And that wig!! That awful unflattering wig on her! Maybe that's why she didn't win?????
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
5 STARS FOR DVD, 0 STARS FOR DOUBLE DVD CASE!!!!,
By
This review is from: Double Indemnity (DVD)
I purchased the double dvd special edition set of "Double Indemnity" last week. *****WARNING***** Please be VERY careful when opening this set up. The dvd case is a total nightmare. It fits together way too tightly and to open it up you really have to tug on it which takes the glue away from the paper case underneath the plastic that holds the DVD's. This is what happend to me. The movie itself is a true classic so that gets 5 stars and the double DVD special edition is great but the DVD case gets zero stars which comes out to an average of 3 stars for the product overall. Thrilled with the movie. Disappointed beyond belief with the cheap, sloppy packaging. For the expensive price tag on this item, one would think that the people over at Universal would have done a better job with the finished product.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT FILM - TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE DVD TRANSFER,
By A Customer
This review is from: Double Indemnity (DVD)
Do not purchase this DVD release. Its transfer to DVD is truly horrendous.Wait for some other distributor to release it. Wonderful film. Totally botched DVD release. Wait for it...
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Directors > Billy Wilder
- Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Stars > Barbara Stanwyck
- Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Stars > Edward G. Robinson
- Movies & TV > Classics > Drama
- Movies & TV > Drama > Classics
- Movies & TV > Mystery & Suspense > Crime
- Movies & TV > Mystery & Suspense > Mystery
- Movies & TV > Mystery & Suspense > Suspense
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
