Double Indemnity

The Complete Screenplay

Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, Jeffrey Meyers

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University of California Press
05 December 2000

Film, TV & Radio; Film movie scripts & screenplays; Television scripts & screenplays

On every level -- writing, direction, acting -- Double Indemnity (1944) is a triumph and stands as one of the greatest achievements in Billy Wilder's career. Adapted from the James M. Cain novel by director Wilder and novelist Raymond Chandler, it tells the story of an insurance salesman, played by Fred MacMurray, who is lured into a murder-for-insurance plot by Barbara Stanwyck, in an archetypal femme fatale role. From its grim story to its dark, atmospheric lighting, Double Indemnity is a definitive example of World War II-era film noir. Wilder's approach is everywhere evident: in the brutal cynicism the film displays, the moral complexity, and in the empathy we feel for the killers. The film received almost unanimous critical success, garnering seven Academy Award nominations. More than fifty years later, most critics agree that this classic is one of the best films of all time. The collaboration between Wilder and Raymond Chandler produced a masterful script and some of the most memorable dialogue ever spoken in a movie.

This facsimile edition of Double Indemnity contains Wilder and Chandler's original -- and quite different -- ending, published here for the first time. Jeffrey Meyers's introduction contextualizes the screenplay, providing hilarious anecdotes about the turbulent collaboration, as well as background information about Wilder and the film's casting and production.

By: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
Introduction by: Jeffrey Meyers
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780520218482
ISBN 10: 0520218485
Pages: 139
Publication Date: 05 December 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Billy Wilder has been nominated for twenty-one Academy Awards and has won six Oscars. Jeffrey Meyers has written many books and articles on modern American, English, and European literature.

Reviews for Double Indemnity: The Complete Screenplay

Part of a series of published screenplays by the great Hollywood director-writer Billy Wilder, this one is for the brilliant 1944 film noir. . . -- Sacramento Bee