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{{Short description|1944 American film by Billy Wilder}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Double Indemnity
| image          = Double Indemnity (1944 poster).jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Billy Wilder]]
| producer       = Joseph Sistrom (uncredited)
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Billy Wilder
* [[Raymond Chandler]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Double Indemnity (novel)|Double Indemnity]]''<br>1943 novel|[[James M. Cain]]}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Fred MacMurray]]
* [[Barbara Stanwyck]]
* [[Edward G. Robinson]]
* [[Porter Hall]]
* [[Jean Heather]]
* [[Tom Powers]]
* [[Byron Barr]]
* [[Richard Gaines]]
* [[Fortunio Bonanova]]
* [[John Philliber]]}}
| music          = [[Miklós Rózsa]]
| cinematography = [[John F. Seitz|John Seitz]]
| editing        = [[Doane Harrison]]
| studio         = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| distributor    = Paramount Pictures
| released       = {{Film date|1944|07|03|United States}}
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $980,000
}}

'''''Double Indemnity''''' is a 1944 American [[film noir]] directed by [[Billy Wilder]] and produced by [[Buddy DeSylva]] and Joseph Sistrom. Wilder and [[Raymond Chandler]] adapted the screenplay from [[James M. Cain]]'s [[Double Indemnity (novel)|novel of the same name]], which ran as an eight-part serial in ''[[Liberty (1924–1950)|Liberty]]'' magazine in 1936.

The film stars an insurance salesman Walter Neff ([[Fred MacMurray]]), who plots with a woman ([[Barbara Stanwyck]]) to kill her husband in order to claim a [[life insurance]] payment, arousing the suspicion of claims manager Barton Keyes ([[Edward G. Robinson]]). The title refers to a "[[double indemnity]]" clause which doubles life insurance payouts when death occurs in a statistically rare manner.

The film was nominated for seven [[Academy Awards]]. Widely regarded as a classic, ''Double Indemnity'' is often cited as having set the standard for [[film noir]] and as [[List of films considered the best|one of the greatest films of all time]].