| Edition |
2-disc special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Universal legacy series |
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Universal legacy series.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono; NTSC; full frame. |
| Cast |
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Seitz ; editorial supervision, Doane Harrison ; music score, Miklos Rozsa ; costumes by Edith Head. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944. |
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Based on the novel: Double indemnity / by James M. Cain. |
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Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by film historian Richard Schickel; optional audio commentary by film historians Lem Dobbs & Nick Redman; introduction by film historian Robert Osborne (3 min.); "Shadows of suspense" featurette (c2006, 38 min.); original theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
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Special features (disc 2): "Double indemnity" made-for-TV movie (a Universal Studios presentation ; starring Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber, Samantha Eggar ; produced by Robert F. O'Neill ; teleplay by Steven Bochco ; based on the screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler ; directed by Jack Smight ; c1973, 75 min.). |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
"A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-pounding Academy Award-nominated masterpiece"--Container. |
| Contents |
Special features: disc one. 1944 version of Double Indemnity (Full frame version ; Language: English Dolby digital 2.0 mono, Spanish Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French) -- Introduction by film historianRobert Osborne -- "Shadows of Suspense" -- Feature commentary with film historian Richard Schickel -- Feature commentary with filmhistorian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman. disc 2. Double Indemnity (74 min.), 1973 made-for-television movie starring Richard Crenna, based on the 1944 film (Full frame version ; Language: English Dolby digital 2.0 mono ; Subtitles: English SDH, French) |
| Language |
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Insurance agents -- United States -- Drama.
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Adultery -- United States -- Drama.
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Double indemnity -- United States -- Drama.
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Insurance investigators -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film noir.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. Screenwriter.
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Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002. Screenwriter. Director.
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MacMurray, Fred, 1908-1991. Actor.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990. Actor.
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Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973. Actor.
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Hall, Porter, 1888-1953. Actor.
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Heather, Jean. Actor.
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Powers, Tom, 1890-1955. Actor.
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Barr, Byron, 1917-1966. Actor.
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Gaines, Richard, 1904-1975. Actor.
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Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969. Actor.
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Philliber, John, 1872-1944. Actor.
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Seitz, John F. (John Francis), 1892-1979. Cinematographer.
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Harrison, Doane, 1894-1968. Film editor.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995. Composer.
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Head, Edith. Costume designer.
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Schickel, Richard.
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Dobbs, Lem.
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Redman, Nick.
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Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977.
Double indemnity.
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O'Neill, Robert F., 1921-2007. Producer.
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Smight, Jack. Director.
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Bochco, Steven, 1943-2018. Screenwriter.
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Crenna, Richard, 1927-2003. Actor.
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Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976. Actor.
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Webber, Robert, 1924-1989. Actor.
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Eggar, Samantha. Actor.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Double indemnity (Television program)
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Shadows of suspense.
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| ISBN |
1417072512 |
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9781417072514 |
| Standard No. |
025192907821 |
| Music No. |
29078 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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