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The seductive Phyllis Dietrichson (Samantha Eggar) manipulates insurance agent Walter Neff (Richard Crenna) into murdering her husband and staging the crime as an accident, so that she can cash in on her late spouse's life insurance policy and split the money with Walter. Initially, the scheme works to perfection -- but before long, tensions and suspicions rise between Phyllis and Walter. Meanwhile, Walter's superior (Lee J. Cobb) begins to think that something is off about the Dietrichson case.
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ellen h A wonderful. piece that holds your interest without any blatant sex, violence, or even much action but excellent acting. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/23 Full Review Jay H Samantha Eggar and Richard Crenna have no chemistry whatsoever. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The seductive Phyllis Dietrichson (Samantha Eggar) manipulates insurance agent Walter Neff (Richard Crenna) into murdering her husband and staging the crime as an accident, so that she can cash in on her late spouse's life insurance policy and split the money with Walter. Initially, the scheme works to perfection -- but before long, tensions and suspicions rise between Phyllis and Walter. Meanwhile, Walter's superior (Lee J. Cobb) begins to think that something is off about the Dietrichson case.
Director
Jack Smight
Producer
Robert F. O'Neill
Screenwriter
James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder, Steven Bochco
Distributor
American Broadcasting Company
Production Co
Universal TV
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1973, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2019
Runtime
1h 15m