Double Indemnity (1973 film)

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Double Indemnity
Genre
Based on
Teleplay by Steven Bochco
Directed by Jack Smight
Starring
Music by Billy Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDavid Victor
ProducerRobert F. O'Neill
CinematographyHaskell B. Boggs
Editor Edward A. Biery
Running time74 minutes
Production companiesGroverton Productions
Universal City
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 13, 1973 (1973-10-13)

Double Indemnity is a 1973 American made-for-television crime film directed by Jack Smight and starring Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber and Samantha Eggar. It was a remake of Double Indemnity (1944) based on the film rather than the original novel.

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Plot

Phyllis Dietrichson, a scheming wife, lures insurance salesman Walter Neff into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. Neff's boss Barton Keys, not knowing Neff is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.

Cast

Production

Producer Charles Egelman got Steven Bochco to update the film Double Indemnity but did not substantially change it. They showed the script to Billy Wilder who gave his approval. [2]

Reception

TheNew York Times said the film "amounts to a flattish copy". [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (October 18, 2025). "The captive and captivating Samantha Eggar". Filmink. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Redoing Classics a Double Indemnity? Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times (8 Oct 1973: c24.
  3. ↑ TV Review: Nostalgia Is Lost on 'Double Indemnity' By HOWARD THOMPSON. New York Times 13 Oct 1973: 71.


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