Double Indemnity

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir classic from director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot). A calculating wife (Stanwyck) encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff (MacMurray). As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager (Edward G. Robinson). It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-racing masterpiece. Co-written by director Wilder and Raymond Chandler, based on the novel by James M. Cain.