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Programme Information

Remake of the classic 1944 film noir in which an insurance salesman is coerced into murder by a femme fatale. The story is told in flashback and shows the salesman writing a double indemnity accidental-death policy on the woman's husband to set the wheels in motion for her evil scheme

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Remake, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1973) (Made for TV) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Richard Crenna	.... Walter Neff
Lee J. Cobb	.... Barton Keyes
Samantha Eggar	.... Phyllis Dietrickson
Robert Webber	.... Edward Norton
Arch Johnson	.... Dietrickson
Kathleen Cody	.... Lola Dietrickson

Supporting Cast:

John Fiedler	.... Jackson
John Elerick	.... Donald Franklin
Gene Dynarski	.... Sam Bonventura
Joan Pringle	.... Neff's Secretary
Ken Renard	.... Porter
Arnold F. Turner	.... Redcap
Rand Brooks	.... Conductor
Joyce Cunning	.... Norton's Secretary
Tom Curtis	.... Charlie

Directors:

Jack Smight

Writers:

James M. Cain
Raymond Chandler