With only his third film as director, Billy Wilder made an all-time classic: “Double Indemnity.” But it wasn’t easy. He had to do it without his writing partner, Charles Brackett. And he had to overcome the film censors who declared James M. Cain’s novel unfilmable.
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Witness for the Prosecution
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Love in the Afternoon
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The Spirit of St. Louis
After stringing together three hit movies in a row based on Broadway plays, Bill
Ace in the Hole Commentary Track
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