Friday, 5 June 2026 at 9 pm
Double Indemnity
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Screenplay by: Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, based on the novel by James M. Cain
Cinematography by: John F. Seitz
USA • 1944 • 106' • Drama • Crime
Insurance agent Walter Neff meets the attractive Phyllis Dietrichson because her husband needs to renew his motor insurance policy. A mutual attraction develops between Phyllis and Walter, and she discreetly suggests that they insure her husband on a life insurance policy with her as the beneficiary.
Her goal is to kill her husband and make the death look like an accident. After some initial hesitation, Walter agrees, making a deal with Phyllis to split the money.
In 1945, the film was nominated for an Academy Award in seven categories, winning none, but it is considered by many to be the most successful film noir of all time.
Throughout June, Tuškanac Visiting presents a selection of films featuring costume designs by Edith Head, one of the most influential costume designers in cinema history. Over a career spanning more than fifty years, she collaborated with some of the twentieth century’s biggest film stars, including Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Bette Davis, creating distinctive fashion and visual identities for nearly 500 film productions. Head won a record eight Oscars for costume design, and received a total of thirty-five nominations, making her the most-nominated woman in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
