Double Indemnity

19441h 47mEnglish

Accolades

7Oscar

Nominations

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Synopsis

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

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Details

Genres

CrimeThriller

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Awards & Recognition

Award Recognition

7

Nominations

Nominated

Actress · Barbara Stanwyck
Best Motion Picture · Paramount
Cinematography (Black-and-White) · John Seitz
Directing · Billy Wilder
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) · Miklos Rozsa
Sound Recording · Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Writing (Screenplay) · Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler

Full award breakdown

1945

Academy Awards

Nom

Actress

Barbara Stanwyck

1945

Nom

Best Motion Picture

Paramount

1945

Nom

Cinematography (Black-and-White)

John Seitz

1945

Nom

Directing

Billy Wilder

1945

Nom

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Miklos Rozsa

1945

Nom

Sound Recording

Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director

1945

Nom

Writing (Screenplay)

Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler

1945

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Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Walter Neff

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Phyllis Dietrichson

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Barton Keyes

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Mr. Jackson

Jean Heather

Jean Heather

Lola Dietrichson

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Mr. Dietrichson

Byron Barr

Byron Barr

Nino Zachetti

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Edward S. Norton Jr.

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