Double Indemnity (1944/1973) side-by-side comparison

A side-by-side, shot-for-shot comparison between Billy Wilder's 1944 Double Indemnity and the 1973 television remake intended to show the visual choices made by two different groups of filmmakers. Based on the novel by James M. Cain.

[bluestar]

Barbara Stanwyck smoking in the dark has no comparison....

[nelsonwalker]

Very nice video thanks for putting this together!

[lightchipster]

I love these - what about the 1925, 1959 and 2016 versions of Ben Hur?

[tonym]

Well done Matt - superbe editing and use of music. If there was a youtube oscar - I would award it to you :) Tony In Wakefield, UK

[airyanawaejah]

Fun fact,
1973 is closer to 1944 than we are today (2022) to 1991.

[jjmboston]

thanks for this. It looks pretty similar.

[nelsonwalker]

1:01 those 1973 lapels are ridiculous!

[normanpanzica]

great job! I also loved the perfect making of the suite from Rozsa's score. Cobb as Keyes? I gotta watch the Eggar version. Love 'em both! Thank you.

[bluecollarlit]

Interesting! Richard Crenna is in the Fred McMurray role in the 1973 TV version.
Crenna appeared in Body Heat, a 1981 film that is essentially this same story, with variations.
In Body Heat he plays the husband.

I was not even aware of this 1973 TV version. I'm blown away.

[youhavenoprivacyandownnoth]

You really see how the style of cinema changed over the decades with this.

Pre 1960 movies focus on characters exclusively, like theatre.
1960+ movies focus on characters too but the shot tries to tell a story.
Modern movies (cgi age) focus on fx and fancy editing, story and characters are absent. Its not cinema anymore, its product.

[StomperYoshi]

How about Alexander Hamilton (1931) vs. Hamilton (2020)?

[marycasey]

I didn't know there was a 1973 remake. Just "Body Heat" which was also a remake.

[subijoyacharya]

The 1944 is classic art rest are just bunch of actors in front of camera.

[TheSaltydog]

Perfect noir (the original) besides "Asphalt Jungle."

Ok. Cars in the 40s were huge. I can see Walter hiding in one, but not the 70s. Please.

[MrOldFusspot_]

Can u do a comparison of the 2 books of the classic Railway Series/ The Adventure Begins?

[bigod]

Nem sabia que tinha um remake desse filme

[jethrothomasibarreta]

Can you do a side-by-side comparison between Rashomon and The Outrage?

[SlapstickGenius]

Can you compare Disney’s jungle book to Soviet Mowgli?

[the_slime_cat]

Casino Royale 1954/2006
Alexander Hamilton 1931/Hamilton 2020
101 Dalmatians 1961/1996/102 Dalmatians 2000
Halloween 1978/2007/Halloween 2018

[stevenwatchorn]

1973 knew the words, but not the music