Cinematic background from Double Indemnity 1944 - A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.

Double Indemnity

1944

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Directors:
Billy Wilder
Writers:
Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder, James M. Cain
Official poster of Double Indemnity 1944 directed by Billy Wilder
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat and gloves; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man brushing his teeth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man in a suit sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are in a grocery store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man smoking a cigarette while another man is holding a cigarette holder; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are standing next to each other in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting on a couch talking to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are talking to each other in a store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a suit and a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and a man in a hat smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a floral blouse; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – Two men in suits and hats talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a grocery store; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are in a grocery store; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a grocery store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a floral dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are kissing in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A couple of women sitting at a dinner table together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman holding a hair brush; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie holding a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man wearing a coat and a hat standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a couch holding a glass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are standing in front of boxes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man in a suit and hat is pointing up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat holding a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – An old photo of people in a grocery store; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a couch next to a man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black - and - white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A woman sitting on a chair in front of two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle