US suburbia boredom is treated in an original manner in this cross between a sci-fi opus, a thriller, a suspense pic and a parable on certain aspects of American middle-class life.
Seconds
Who are SECONDS? The answer is almost too terrifying for words!
1966 · 1h 47m · R
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Overview
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its own price.
Director and cast
- John Frankenheimer Director
- Rock Hudson as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
- Salome Jens as Nora Marcus
- John Randolph as Arthur Hamilton
- Will Geer as Old Man
- Jeff Corey as Mr. Ruby
- Richard Anderson as Dr. Innes
- Murray Hamilton as Charlie Evans
- Karl Swenson as Dr. Morris
- Khigh Dhiegh as Davalo
- Frances Reid as Emily Hamilton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The screenplay ollapses into musty moralizing in the second half, and director John Frankenheimer throws in the towel.
Little wonder it flopped at the time, only to be cherished by a later generation.
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