“You can’t kiss away a murder!”
Film Synopsis
Double Indemnity (1944) follows an insurance salesman who is seduced into a plot by a married woman to murder her husband and collect a lucrative payout. As the scheme unfolds, guilt, suspicion, and a relentless claims investigator close in, unraveling their partnership and pushing each toward betrayal. This quintessential film noir blends fatalism, sharp wit, and moral decay in a masterfully tense study of greed and doomed desire.
Critical Perspective
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If I had one movie to show people to explain what [film] noir is, it’s Double Indemnity.
Eddie Muller, Shadows of Suspense documentary (2006)
Double Indemnity 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-ALL 4K/US 2022 | Universal BD-ALL/US/OOP 2014 | Eureka BD-B/UK 2012 | Universal DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 1998 |
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| Audio Commentary by Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel | |||||
| Introduction by Robert Osborne | |||||
| Billy, How Did You Do It? | |||||
| Shadows of Suspense | |||||
| Words, Words, Words - Interview with Noah Isenberg | |||||
| Interviews with Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith | |||||
| Lux Radio Theatre: “Double Indemnity” | |||||
| The Screen Guild Theater: “Double Indemnity” | |||||
| Music and Effects Track | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||||
| Bonus Film: Double Indemnity |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s 4K UHD includes a foldout booklet with writing by Angelica Jade Bastién (“The Black Heart of ‘Double Indemnity’”). The included Blu-ray discs are also available separately.
- Universal’s “70th Anniversary Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a postcard-size poster reproduction, 3 postcard-size lobby card reproductions and an alternate ending still. Reissued without paper extras.
- Eureka’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet.
- Image’s DVD contains no extras.
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Collector’s guide
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Introduction by Robert Osborne (2:30) -
Shadows of Suspense (37:57)
| Editions | |
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Lem Dobbs and Nick Redman Universal BD |
| Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel Criterion 4K | |
| Introduction by Robert Osborne Universal BD | |
| Billy, How Did You Do It? Criterion 4K | |
| Shadows of Suspense Criterion 4K | |
| Words, Words, Words - Interview with Noah Isenberg Criterion 4K | |
| Interviews with Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith Criterion 4K | |
| Lux Radio Theatre: “Double Indemnity” Criterion 4K | |
| The Screen Guild Theater: “Double Indemnity” Criterion 4K | |
| Music and Effects Track Eureka BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Criterion 4K | |
| Bonus Film: Double Indemnity Universal BD |