Directed by:
John FrankenheimerScreenplay:
Lewis John CarlinoCinematography:
James Wong HoweComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Rock Hudson, John Randolph, Salome Jens, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Wesley Addy, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Khigh Dhiegh, Frances Reid, Dorothy Morris (more)VOD (2)
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Banker Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) lives a comfortable, stifling life until he is contacted by a mysterious caller offering "what every middle-aged man wants: complete freedom." Hamilton, with the help of an enigmatic corporation, fakes his own death and starts over in his new swinging-bachelor persona (now played by Rock Hudson). A change of life, though, is not just a change of scenery, and "Seconds", for all its thriller aspects, contains some sad and disturbing meditations on the way we make our own prisons. (official distributor synopsis)
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A very dark film about how even if life doesn't amuse a person, even if they want more and want to fulfill their dreams, it might not necessarily be what they achieve because sometimes there are obstacles in the way that they don't understand and don't see. Here, it's not so much about obstacles as it is about the darkness that permeates human society, represented by individuals and groups. The black-and-white picture helps a lot.
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