Double Indemnity

by Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler & Billy Wilder

Book Overview

On every level -- writing, direction, acting -- Double Indemnity (1944) is a triumph and stands as one of the greatest achievements in Billy Wilder's career. Adapted from the James M. Cain novel by director Wilder and novelist Raymond Chandler, it tells the story of an insurance salesman, played by Fred MacMurray, who is lured into a murder-for-insurance plot by Barbara Stanwyck, in an archetypal femme fatale role. From its grim story to its dark,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520218485
• ISBN13: 9780520218482
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.0"