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Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith on DOUBLE INDEMNITY

Double Indemnity • 31m

The following conversation between film scholars Eddie Muller and Imogen Sara Smith was recorded in February 2022. In it, they discuss why DOUBLE INDEMNITY is considered a “definitive” noir.

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