Double indemnity (Television program) Shadows of suspense.
Notes:
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber. 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.).
Contents:
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)
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.
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