Full screen (1.33.1).

Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.

Based on the novel by James M. Cain.

Special features: introduction by Turner Classic Movies host and film historian Robert Osborne; Shadows of suspense: documentary on film noir and the making of Double indemnity, "plunge into the world of 1940s Hollywood with a revealing look at a movie masterpiece"; audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel; audio commentary with film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman; original theatrical trailer.

Photography by John Seitz ; editorial supervisor, Doane Harrison ; music by Miklos Rozsa ; produced by Joseph Sistrom.

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 2.0 mono; Full frame, 1.33:1.

In English or Spanish with optional English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles.

National Film Registry selection, 1992.