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Explain how Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity" Is a classic example of film noir.  

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Explain how Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity" Is a classic example of film noir The most powerful country in the world. The U.S.A went through a period of immense depression in the 1930's. Millions of American citizens were unemployed. Americas business's was under a financial crisis. In the40's things got worse as the isolated America was at war. This lased a fourteen year period and after the was things was looking up to America as they became financially superior by helping countries rebuild after the war by providing materials. America was the real winner of this war but it brought more than they wanted. America was no longer isolated which brought round a sense of paranoia which came mostly from the thought of communism. With this German expression films were introduced which is more likely know as Film Noir. The film noir genre is a very contrasting one. It uses simple...

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