--- product_id: 96040062 title: "Double Indemnity [Blu-ray]" price: "SAR 60" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/96040062-double-indemnity-blu-ray store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Double Indemnity [Blu-ray] **Price:** SAR 60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Double Indemnity [Blu-ray] - **How much does it cost?** SAR 60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/96040062-double-indemnity-blu-ray) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck star in the gripping film noir classic Double Indemnity, directed by Academy Award® winner Billy Wilder. A calculating wife (Stanwyck) encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff (MacMurray). As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager (Edward G. Robinson). It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this suspenseful masterpiece that was nominated for 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture.Bonus Content:Introduction by Robert OsborneShadows of SuspenseDouble Indemnity (1973) TV MovieTheatrical TrailerCommentary with Film Historian Richard SchickelCommentary with Film Historian/Screenwriter Lem Dobbs and Film Historian Nick Redman Review: Gripping film noir, one of the best ever made - Gripping film noir in which the two main characters, I hope this is not spoiler, are both villains! I haven’t seen a lot of film noir (working on that!) but this is one of the best ones I have seen. The storyline holds up extremely well and would work quite well in a film that came out today. The film, set in 1938 Los Angeles (released in 1944 and based on a novella by James M. Cain, written in 1927), revolves around two main characters, insurance agent Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray) and a housewife, Phyllis Dietrichson (played by Barbara Stanwyck). Walter goes to Phyllis’ house one day to renew her husband’s auto insurance and the two flirt (more it seemed to me coming from Walter, who didn’t seem to mind at all Phyllis was married). During the visit, in which Phyllis doesn’t seem entirely disinterested in the flirting, she asks Walter about getting a life insurance policy on her husband…without him knowing about it. Knowing from talking to Phyllis in that brief time she doesn’t particularly care for her husband and also as an experienced person in the insurance business why someone might want to insure someone without them knowing (murdering them and committing insurance fraud), Walter declines to sell her the insurance and quickly leaves. And then decides to contact Phyllis and the two hatch a scheme to murder her husband and get away with it, on a train which pays out a double indemnity (twice as much money as a death from most other situations). Between the two of them, with Walter’s knowledge of the insurance business (and of investigations of deaths that his company will have to pay a claim on) and his impressively cool demeanor (and later we find out as the movie progresses the villainous nature of Phyllis) it looked like the two are going to get away with it…except for Walter’s boss and friend, Barton Keyes (played by Edward G. Robinson), who has a nose for finding insurance fraud and like Columbo keeps going back again and again to investigate the particulars of Mr. Dietrichson’s death. The movies becomes a tangled web of deception and subterfuge as Walter and Phyllis try to hide their relationship, obscure investigations into the “accident,” and it becomes increasingly obvious that other people are now at risk, such as Phyllis’ stepdaughter, who may have incriminating details about Phyllis and reveals some chilling details about Phyllis’ past. It still I think a relatively rare film where the central characters plan and execute a murder and then have to hide that murder, and what’s more a murder purely for evil, selfish reasons. This seems a very bold film for the 1940s and from what I read after watching the film, was indeed seen as very risky, with many actors passing on the role and the even the two main stars, when they accepted the role, were uncertain if they had made the right choice. Happily, they made the right choice (and later knew it) and we have a great film to watch. Pacing is great, there is wonderful tension, some action, just first-rate film noir. Everyone is great in film though I especially loved Edward G. Robinson. Nice to see so many slices of life in 1940s Los Angeles, including a supermarket. Review: Great classic - A suspenseful classic with unforgettable performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07G1XX2QN | | Actors | Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Fred MacMurray, Jean Heather, Porter Hall | | Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | | Audio Description: | English, French, Spanish | | Best Sellers Rank | #6,648 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #840 in Drama Blu-ray Discs | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,803) | | Director | Billy Wilder | | Language | English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0) | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Blu-ray, NTSC, Subtitled | | Number of discs | 1 | | Producers | Joseph Sistrom | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces | | Release date | October 16, 2018 | | Run time | 1 hour and 48 minutes | | Studio | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles: | French, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray, NTSC, Subtitled - **Genre:** Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers - **Initial release date:** 2018-10-16 - **Language:** English ## Images ![Double Indemnity [Blu-ray] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71P-wmBoUwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gripping film noir, one of the best ever made *by T***N on August 30, 2020* Gripping film noir in which the two main characters, I hope this is not spoiler, are both villains! I haven’t seen a lot of film noir (working on that!) but this is one of the best ones I have seen. The storyline holds up extremely well and would work quite well in a film that came out today. The film, set in 1938 Los Angeles (released in 1944 and based on a novella by James M. Cain, written in 1927), revolves around two main characters, insurance agent Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray) and a housewife, Phyllis Dietrichson (played by Barbara Stanwyck). Walter goes to Phyllis’ house one day to renew her husband’s auto insurance and the two flirt (more it seemed to me coming from Walter, who didn’t seem to mind at all Phyllis was married). During the visit, in which Phyllis doesn’t seem entirely disinterested in the flirting, she asks Walter about getting a life insurance policy on her husband…without him knowing about it. Knowing from talking to Phyllis in that brief time she doesn’t particularly care for her husband and also as an experienced person in the insurance business why someone might want to insure someone without them knowing (murdering them and committing insurance fraud), Walter declines to sell her the insurance and quickly leaves. And then decides to contact Phyllis and the two hatch a scheme to murder her husband and get away with it, on a train which pays out a double indemnity (twice as much money as a death from most other situations). Between the two of them, with Walter’s knowledge of the insurance business (and of investigations of deaths that his company will have to pay a claim on) and his impressively cool demeanor (and later we find out as the movie progresses the villainous nature of Phyllis) it looked like the two are going to get away with it…except for Walter’s boss and friend, Barton Keyes (played by Edward G. Robinson), who has a nose for finding insurance fraud and like Columbo keeps going back again and again to investigate the particulars of Mr. Dietrichson’s death. The movies becomes a tangled web of deception and subterfuge as Walter and Phyllis try to hide their relationship, obscure investigations into the “accident,” and it becomes increasingly obvious that other people are now at risk, such as Phyllis’ stepdaughter, who may have incriminating details about Phyllis and reveals some chilling details about Phyllis’ past. It still I think a relatively rare film where the central characters plan and execute a murder and then have to hide that murder, and what’s more a murder purely for evil, selfish reasons. This seems a very bold film for the 1940s and from what I read after watching the film, was indeed seen as very risky, with many actors passing on the role and the even the two main stars, when they accepted the role, were uncertain if they had made the right choice. Happily, they made the right choice (and later knew it) and we have a great film to watch. Pacing is great, there is wonderful tension, some action, just first-rate film noir. Everyone is great in film though I especially loved Edward G. Robinson. Nice to see so many slices of life in 1940s Los Angeles, including a supermarket. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great classic *by L***S on February 24, 2026* A suspenseful classic with unforgettable performances by Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Film Noir *by C***K on December 11, 2024* The matter is debated: "Double Indemnity" (1944) may or may not have been the first film noir from Hollywood in the jaded years just before and after World War II. Be it first, second, or third, it is surely one of the pureset and arguably the finest. It's one of those rare movies where all the elements come together. The source material is by James McCain; its adaptation for the screen was by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder. You can't get much better than that. The dialogue is razor-sharp and in places as memorable as that of "Casablanca." (in some respects the tight censorship codes of the time made the movie even better: with Wilder's direction, much is suggested onscreen to play out in the viewer's imagination.) John Seitz's cinematography set a templatle for later, lesser noirs to come. Like today's John Williams or Jerry Goldsmith, Miklós Rósza couldn't have written an inferior musical score had his life depended on it. What sells the movie, finally, are the performances of Barbara Stanwyck as the femme fatale to beat all, Fred MacMurray as the chump who thinks he's in control, and Eddie Robinson's bravura performance as MacMurray's boss. (With DVD we can now replay, over and again, Robinson's magnificent, rat-a-tat aria on all the ways homicde and suicide are possible, with their implications for insurance payoffs.) The tue love story in the movie is the one beneath the surface: that between the characters played by Robinson and MacMurray. It's not a gay relationship. It's that between a surrogate father and his wayward son. The movie was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, and should have won several. It was too maverick, too far ahead of its time to receive those recognitions. One voice of acclaim was that of Hitchcock, who cabled his congratulatons to Billy Wilder. Hitch found it nearly impossible to praise anyone, but he knew and admired quality when he saw it. Footnote: I purchased the Criterion Collction's two-volume set of this movie. The disc with the supplemental features was fine; the one with the movie itself, unplayable. Unfortunately I didn't discover this until after the returns window had closed. So I bought this less expensive version and tucked it inside my Criterion package. It plays beautifully with a crisp image, thank you very much. ## Frequently Bought Together - Double Indemnity [Blu-ray] - Maltese Falcon, The (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) [4K UHD] - Touch of Evil (4KUHD) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/96040062-double-indemnity-blu-ray](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/96040062-double-indemnity-blu-ray) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*