Double Indemnity

Summary

Double Indemnity is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,908 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Double Indemnity's image is recorded as Double-Indemnity-LIFE-1944-2.jpg^[3].
• Double Indemnity's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Double Indemnity's director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[5].
• Double Indemnity's screenwriter is recorded as Raymond Chandler^[6].
• Double Indemnity's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Wilder^[7].
• Double Indemnity's screenwriter is recorded as James M. Cain^[8].
• Double Indemnity's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa^[9].
• Double Indemnity's genre is recorded as crime film^[10].
• Double Indemnity's genre is recorded as flashback film^[11].
• Double Indemnity's genre is recorded as film noir^[12].
• Double Indemnity's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Double Indemnity's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[14].
• Double Indemnity's based on is recorded as Double Indemnity^[15].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Fred MacMurray^[16].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Barbara Stanwyck^[17].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Edward G. Robinson^[18].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Gig Young^[19].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Porter Hall^[20].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Fortunio Bonanova^[21].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Jean Heather^[22].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Richard Gaines^[23].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Tom Powers^[24].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Clarence Muse^[25].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as John Berry^[26].
• Double Indemnity's cast member is recorded as Raymond Chandler^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Double Indemnity's producer is recorded as Buddy DeSylva^[28]. Its director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[5]. Screenwriters include Raymond Chandler^[6], Billy Wilder^[7], and James M. Cain^[8]. Cast members include Fred MacMurray^[16], Barbara Stanwyck^[17], Edward G. Robinson^[18], Gig Young^[19], Porter Hall^[20], and Fortunio Bonanova^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], +1950-06-06T00:00:00Z^[30], +1944-07-06T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1944-08-25T00:00:00Z^[32]. Double Indemnity's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include crime film^[10], flashback film^[11], film noir^[12], drama film^[13], and film based on a novel^[14]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[34].

Subject and Themes

Double Indemnity's main subject is recorded as capital punishment^[35].

Reception

Reviews include 9.2/10^[36], 97%^[37], 95/100^[38], and 8.3/10^[39].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Double Indemnity include Dumbbell Indemnity^[40], an animated series episode^[41], directed by Dominic Polcino^[42].

Why It Matters

Double Indemnity ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,908 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Dumbbell Indemnity^[40], an animated series episode^[41], directed by Dominic Polcino^[42].