Description |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16:9, 1.78:1) presentation; PCM mono. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from container. |
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Essay by film critic David Sterritt in booklet. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. |
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Special features: Audio commentary with director; actor Alec Baldwin on Frankenheimer and Seconds; new program on the making of Seconds; interview with Frankenheimer from 1971; new visual essay; essay by critic David Sterritt. |
Cast |
Rock Hudson, John Randolph, Salome Jens, Will Greer. |
Audience |
Rating: R; for nudity. |
Summary |
A sinister, science fiction dispatch from the fractured 1960s that 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. |
Subject |
Businessmen -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Human experimentation in medicine -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Science fiction films.
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Added Author |
Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985.
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Randolph, John, 1915-2004.
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Jens, Salome.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604657586 |
Standard No. |
715515108713 |
Music No. |
CC2295D The Criterion Collection |
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