# Double Indemnity (1944)

> A seductive insurance scheme pulls a calculating salesman into a black-and-white labyrinth of murder, betrayal, and inevitable ruin.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/827

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, tense, seductive, classic cinema night, noir double feature

## Synopsis

A seductive tale of betrayal and greed unfolds amidst the shadows of 1940s Los Angeles.

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