More than 50 years after its release, the classic "Double Indemnity" is one of the best films of all time. This facsimile edition contains Wilder a...
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Mar 12, 2010
Thomas
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If you have any interest in noir, screenplays, movies or popular American literature, this script by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler is a must-read, like the unparalleled -- but flawed -- novel by James M. Cain. I believe it just may be the best screenplay for a crime movie ever written -- with the Maltese Falcon running either a close second or just barely edging Indemnity out, depending on my mood.
But the best part of this amazing screenplay from an amazing book (with a crappy en More...
But the best part of this amazing screenplay from an amazing book (with a crappy en More...
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Aug 16, 2010
Robert
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Like the movie itself, I never get tired of this script. I reread it at least once a year. It's too bad Raymond Chandler hated the movie biz so much -- Because oh, man, could he write crisp, crackling dialogue. As much as he hated working with Chandler, Wilder at least gave him that much. Brilliant! Watch the film. Read the screenplay. Then steal what you can for you own script. You'd have Chandler's blessing.
Mar 04, 2010
Jon
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This screenplay reads almost as good as the movie plays. Chandler an absolute American treasure!
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