Rock Hudson (All That Heaven Allows) is a revelation in this sinister, science-fiction-inflected dispatch from the fractured 1960s. SECONDS, directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate), concerns a middle-aged businessman dissatisfied with his suburban existence, who elects to undergo a strange and elaborate procedure that will grant him a new life. Starting over in America, however, is not as easy as it sounds. This paranoiac symphony of canted camera angles (courtesy of famed cinematographer James Wong Howe), fragmented editing, and layered sound design is a remarkably risk-taking Hollywood film that ranks high on the list of its legendary director’s major achievements.
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Product Details
Actors: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer
Directors: John Frankenheimer
Format: Blu-ray, Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: August 13, 2013
Run Time: 107 minutes
Special Features
New 4K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring director John Frankenheimer
Actor Alec Baldwin on Frankenheimer and Seconds
New program on the making of Seconds
Interview with Frankenheimer from 1971
New visual essay by film scholars R. Barton Palmer and Murray Pomerance
PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt
Cast & Crew
Rock Hudson Antiochus "Tony" Wilson
Salome Jens Norma Marcus
John Randolph Arthur Hamilton
Will Geer Boss
Jeff Corey Mr. Ruby
Richard Anderson Dr. Innes
Murray Hamilton Charlie Evans
Wesley Addy John
Robert Brubaker Mayberry
Frank Campanella Man in Station
Thom Conroy Dayroom Attendant
Khigh Dhiegh Davalo
Elisabeth Fraser Plump Blonde
Dody Heath She Bushman
John Lawrence Texan
Dorothy Morris Mrs. Filter
Frances Reid Emily Hamilton
François Ruggieri Girl in Boudoir
Edgar Stehli Tailor Shop Presser
Karl Swenson Dr. Morris
Barbara Werle Secretary
William Wintersole Operating Room Doctor
Ned Young Henry Bushman
Technical Credits
John Frankenheimer Director
John P. Austin Set Decoration/Design
Lewis John Carlino Screenwriter
Edward Lewis Producer
Jerry Goldsmith Score Composer
Edward S. Haworth Art Director
James Wong Howe Cinematographer
Jack Petty Makeup
Mark Reedall Makeup
David Webster Editor
Ferris Webster Editor
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