 Tagline: From the Moment they met it was Murder! Smooth talking insurance salesman Walter Neff meets attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and an affair begins. They cook up a scheme to murder Mr. Dietrichson for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go to plan... Storyline: In 1938, Walter Neff, an experienced salesman of the Pacific All Risk Insurance Co., meets the seductive wife of one of his clients, Phyllis Dietrichson, and they have an affair. Phyllis proposes to kill her husband to receive the proceeds of an accident insurance policy and Walter devises a scheme to receive twice the amount based on a double indemnity clause. When Mr. Dietrichson is found dead on a train-track, the police accept the determination of accidental death. However, the insurance analyst and Walter's best friend Barton Keyes does not buy the story and suspects that Phyllis has murdered her husband with the help of another man. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cast Notes: Fred MacMurray (Walter Neff), Barbara Stanwyck (Phyllis Dietrichson), Edward G. Robinson (Barton Keyes), Porter Hall (Mr. Jackson), Jean Heather (Lola Dietrichson), Tom Powers (Mr. Dietrichson), Byron Barr [II] (Nino Zachetti), Richard Gaines (Edward S. Norton), Fortunio Bonanova (Sam Garlopis), John Philliber (Joe Peters). User Comment: MicheBel Chicago, IL • Just saw this movie again recently. I had forgotten how steamy the attraction was between the great Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray. That ankle bracelet....When he grabs her and kisses her, there's just nothing like it. And this movie, like all good noir, puts you in the steamy heat of Los Angeles. Great script! The ultimate noir, IMHO. Summary: Simmering Sex Appeal Woody Allen considers this to be the greatest movie ever made. IMDb Rating (07/24/14): 8.5/10 from 74,247 users Top 250: #73 IMDb Rating (10/15/07): 8.4/10 from 21,155 users Top 250: #56 IMDb Rating (10/06/01): 8.5/10 from 4,214 users Top 250: #66
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