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Double indemnity

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781417072514
  • ISBN: 1417072512
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Edition: Second-disc special edition.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944.
Based on the novel: Double indemnity / by James M. Cain.
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.).
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.).
Formatted Contents Note: 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 historian Robert 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)
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, John Seitz ; editorial supervision, Doane Harrison ; music score, Miklos Rozsa ; costumes by Edith Head.
Participant or Performer Note: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono; NTSC; full frame.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Double indemnity United States Drama
Adultery United States Drama
DVDs
Classic films
Insurance agents United States Drama
Insurance investigators United States Drama
Double indemnity United States Drama
Adultery United States Drama
Insurance agents United States Drama
Genre: Suspense films.
Crime -- Feature.
Thriller -- Feature.
Film noir -- Feature.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film noir.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bangor Public Library DVD DOU (Text) 75011000300035 DVD Upstairs Available -
Coplay Public Library DVD Adult DOU (Text) 31961000192126 Adult DVD Available -
Parkland Community Library DVD DOUBLE (Text) 34422006386342 Adult DVD Available -
RPL - Senior Outreach Dou (2 discs) (Text) 33223007021610 DVD Available -
Allentown Public Library DVD DOUB (Text) 34455005691411 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library DVD 2 DVDs (Text) 33062008560121 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library DVD DOUBLE (Text) 31901003381094 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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