Double Indemnity is a 1973 American made-for-television crime film directed by Jack Smight and starring Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber and Samantha Eggar. It was a remake of Double Indemnity (1944) based on the film rather than the original novel.
| Double Indemnity | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Based on | |
| Written by | Steven Bochco (teleplay) |
| Screenplay by | Billy Wilder (1944 screenplay) Raymond Chandler (1944 screenplay) |
| Directed by | Jack Smight |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Victor |
| Producer | Robert F. O'Neill |
| Cinematography | Haskell B. Boggs |
| Editor | Edward A. Biery |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production companies | Groverton Productions Universal City |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 13, 1973 |
Plot edit
A scheming wife lures an insurance salesman into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The salesman's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.
Cast edit
- Richard Crenna as Walter Neff
- Lee J. Cobb as Barton Keyes
- Robert Webber as Edward Norton
- Samantha Eggar as Phyllis Dietrichson
- Arch Johnson as Dietrickson
- Kathleen Cody as Lola Dietrickson
- John Fiedler as Mr. Jackson
- John Elerick as Donald Franklin
- Joan Pringle as Neff's Secretary
- Gene Dynarski as Sam Bonventura
- Ken Renard as Porter
- Joyce Cunning as Norton's Secretary
- Arnold F. Turner as Redcap (as Arnold Turner)
Production edit
Producer Charles Egelman got Steven Bochco to update the film but did not substantially change it. They showed the script to Billy Wilder who gave his approval.[1]
Reception edit
The New York Times said the film "amounts to a flattish copy".[2]
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Double Indemnity at TCMDB
- Double Indemnity at Letterbox DVD
- Double Indemnity at IMDb
- Double Indemnity at the TCM Movie Database
- Double Indemnity at AllMovie
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