A rain-slicked noir odyssey of desire and deceit, where shadows cling like guilt and every whisper smells of honeysuckle and murder.
Double Indemnity
"It's love and murder at first sight!"
Director:
Billy Wilder
Cast:
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather
Crime
Thriller
Budget:
$927,262
Box Office:
$2,500,000
Double Indemnity - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Cameo by screenwriter Raymond Chandler
About 16 minutes into the film, as Walter Neff walks past Barton Keyes's office, a man sitting on a bench outside looks up from the book he is reading. This man is Raymond Chandler, the celebrated crime novelist who co-wrote the screenplay.