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Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)
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List Price: $26.98
Our Price: $19.99
Your Save: $ 6.99 ( 26% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather
Directed By: Billy Wilder
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192907821
Format: Color
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-08-22
Running Time: 107
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1944-09-06
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Editorial Reviews:
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A salesman & a blonde kill her husband & get away with it until the insurance investigator becomes obsessed with the case. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Fred Macmurray Edward G Robinson Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Nr
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Summary: ONE OF THE GREATS
Comment: The combination of Billy Wilder ( directing ), and Raymond Chandler ( screenplay ) should have insured any movie 'classic' status, but the addition of an excellent cast nailed the lid down. The chemistry between Stanwyck ( who pretty much set the standard here for femme fatales ), and Fred MacMurray ( in, arguably, his best role ) was incendiary. Add Edward G. Robinson, and the mix is positively lethal.
For all the pretty packaging of this product the 'extras' pretty much suck. Still, the movie does look a bit better than it did on my old VHS tape.
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Summary: I disagree
Comment: -The movie looks great
-Those who say the remaster is bad are wrong
-Buy the movie
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Summary: Double tour de force
Comment: In this classic *film noir*, the infamous Hollywood production code of the 30s-40s, which prohibited explicit erotic language and images, actually makes things more interesting. Take, for instance, the delicious exchange of double-entendres about a *speed limit* during the first encounter between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray.
The main theme of the movie, of course, is the classic *femme fatale* motif, which denotes the dream produced by a male-dominated society (America in the 30s-50s) of a cold, manipulative, and calculating female. She is lacking any morality. Needles to say, it is a dream, fiction, and a masochistic dream at that, because he dreams about being exploited by a woman.
Also, it is perhaps a bit obscure, the quasi-Oedipal triangle, where "father* figure is split in two - Barbara Stanwyck's husband, *negative* father and a *symbolic* father (Keyes). After the killing, the hero must pay the price. The very last scene Keys tells dying Neff that Keyes is *much more* to him than just a colleague. In fact Keyes is Neff's missing *father*. This is sublime piece of cinema - perhaps one of the best Hollywood has ever created.
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Summary: Double Indemnity
Comment: Double Indemnity is my first experience in traditional film noir and i quite enjoyed it. The film stood out to me in a number of ways, mostly the unique story and the look of the film. Double Indemnity's story was unique largely because the protagonist in many ways didn't seem to be a good person. It was one of those movies where its hard to completely identify with any of the characters yet it still remains interesting. I really liked the typical noir look that the movie had. I think the film is a fairly typical example of film noir and im looking forward to seeing more movies like it.
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Summary: The best
Comment: Great movie. Excellent value. Arrived quickly. No problems. Have ordered many items and have never been disappointed. Thank you.
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