Seconds
Rock Hudson is a revelation in this sinister, science-fiction-inflected dispatch from the fractured 1960s. Seconds, directed by John Frankenheimer, concerns a middle-aged banker who, dissatisfied with his suburban existence, 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 achievements.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 4K digital film transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring director John Frankenheimer
- New interview with actor Alec Baldwin
- Excerpts from Hollywood on the Hudson, a 1965 television program featuring on-set footage and an interview with actor Rock Hudson
- New program on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Evans Frankenheimer, the director’s widow, and actor Salome Jens
- Interview with Frankenheimer from 1971
- New visual essay by film scholars R. Barton Palmer and Murray Pomerance
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt
New cover art based on original theatrical poster by Saul Bass
Collector's Sets
Collector's Set
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 4K digital film transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring director John Frankenheimer
- New interview with actor Alec Baldwin
- Excerpts from Hollywood on the Hudson, a 1965 television program featuring on-set footage and an interview with actor Rock Hudson
- New program on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Evans Frankenheimer, the director’s widow, and actor Salome Jens
- Interview with Frankenheimer from 1971
- New visual essay by film scholars R. Barton Palmer and Murray Pomerance
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic David Sterritt
New cover art based on original theatrical poster by Saul Bass
Cast
- Rock Hudson
- Antiochus Wilson
- Salome Jens
- Nora Marcus
- John Randolph
- Arthur Hamilton
- Will Geer
- Old man
- Jeff Corey
- Mr. Ruby
- Richard Anderson
- Dr. Innes
- Murray Hamilton
- Charlie
- Karl Swenson
- Dr. Morris
- Khigh Dhiegh
- Davalo
- Frances Reid
- Emily Hamilton
- Wesley Addy
- John
- John Lawrence
- Texan
- Elisabeth Fraser
- Plump blonde
- Dody Heath
- Sue Bushman
- Robert Brubaker
- Mayberry
- Dorothy Morris
- Mrs. Filter
- Barbara Werle
- Secretary
Credits
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Produced by
- Edward Lewis
- Screenplay
- Lewis John Carlino
- Based on the novel by
- David Ely
- Director of photography
- James Wong Howe
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Film editors
- Ferris Webster
- Film editors
- David Newhouse
- Art director
- Ted Haworth
- Set decorations
- Austin John
- Sound recording by
- Joe Edmondson
- Sound recording by
- John H. Wilkinson
- Camera operators
- Roy Clark
- Camera operators
- John Stephens
- Hairstyles for Miss Jens created by
- Sydney Guilaroff
- Titles by
- Saul Bass
- Production manager
- Lloyd Anderson
- Assistant directors
- Francisco Day
- Assistant directors
- Michael Glick
- Script supervisor
- John Franco
- Paintings by
- John Hunter (on loan from the Ryder Gallery)
- Key grip
- Richard Borland
- Property master
- Frank Agnone
- Makeup artists
- Jack Petty
- Makeup artists
- Mark Reedall
- Dialogue coach
- Thom Conroy
- Assistant film editor
- Stewart Linder
- Sound effects editor
- Howard Beals
- Set photographer
- John Bryson
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