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    Seconds (1966)

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    Described by many, as one of the most underappreciated films of the sixties, John Frankenheimer’s 1966 mystery drama Seconds, is the third entry in the director’s unofficial ‘paranoia trilogy’.

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    It’s the story of Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph), a downbeat middle-aged man who is approached by a company with the opportunity to fake his own death and undergo a procedure to give him a new look and identity.

    After being drugged, Arthur wakes and is shown a film in which he rapes a young girl, obviously whilst still drugged. From this moment on and with the video intended as blackmail, there is no way back.

    After surgery, he awakes to his new identity as the handsome Tony Wilson (Rock Hudson), a much younger-looking man. With his new beachside home, personal servant, and beautiful love interest, it seems that the decision to throw away his previous life was justified.

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    It is not long, however, before complications arise with catastrophic consequences.

    Hudson produces an incredible performance, and the unsettling camera angles, distressing close-ups and surreal, psychedelic settings make Seconds a scintillating and thought-provoking film.

    Arthur Hamilton
    John Randolph
    Antiochus ‘Tony’ Wilson
    Rock Hudson
    Nora Marcus
    Salome Jens
    Mr Ruby
    Jeff Corey
    Dr Innes
    Richard Anderson
    Charlie Evans
    Murray Hamilton
    Dr Morris
    Karl Swenson
    Davalo
    Khigh Dhiegh
    Emily Hamilton
    Frances Reid
    John
    Wesley Addy
    Sue Bushman
    Dody Heath
    Mayberry
    Robert Brubaker
    Mrs Filter
    Dorothy Morris

    Director
    John Frankenheimer

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