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Double Indemnity

  • Dir: Billy Wilder

  • USA, 1944, 107 minmins, DCP

  • Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Seduced by the alluring wife of a client, an insurance salesman draws up a devious scheme to murder her husband and take the double payout. However, the couple’s plan is constantly threatened under the watchful eye of a brilliant colleague. Featuring gorgeous use of shadows by cinematographer John Seitz and brilliant rapid-fire dialogue by novelist Raymond Chandler, this tantalising and sordid tale of murder – based on a novel by James M. Cain, which in turn was loosely based on a real 1927 murder case – is considered a pioneering work of the film noir genre.

Academy Awards: 7 nominations including Best Picture

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

    • 2021-01-09 (Sat)
      14:45
      2021-03-13 (Sat)
      17:15

    Remarks

    1. Screenings at ALL commercial cinemas : tickets are available at URBTIX till 5pm one day before respective screening, after which tickets will be available only at the box office of the respective venue on the day of screening, subject to availability.

    2. Screenings at HK Arts Centre and M+ Cinema : tickets are available at URBTIX outlets until one hour before the screening, after which tickets are available at URBTIX website and mobile app. On-the-day tickets will also be available at the Self-service Ticketing Kiosk of the respective venue, subject to availability.

    3. Unless otherwise stated, all films (except English-speaking films) are subtitled in English.

    4. While it is the HKIFFS’s policy to secure the best possible print of the original version for all its screenings, the HKIFFS appreciates its patrons’ understanding on occasions when less than perfect screening copies are screened.