Double Indemnity Screenplay - Billy Wilder

'Double Indemnity' by Billy Wilder (University of California Press Paperback)

Double Indemnity stands as one of the greatest achievements in Billy Wilder's career. The collaboration between Wilder and Raymond Chandler produced a masterful script and some of the most memorable dialogue ever spoken in a movie. This facsimile edition of Double Indemnity contains Wilder and Chandler's original -- and quite different -- ending, published here for the first time. Jeffrey Meyers's introduction contextualizes the screenplay, providing hilarious anecdotes about the turbulent collaboration, as well as background information about Wilder and the film's casting and production.