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Seconds (1966)

Seconds
Running time: 105 min. | Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological thriller, Surrealism, Science fiction
Seconds

Synopsis

Arthur Hamilton is a middle aged New York banker living in Scarsdale. He's married with a grown daughter he rarely sees anymore. He is generally disengaged from everything in his life. Based on a series of telephone calls he receives from his supposedly deceased friend Charlie Evans, Arthur is drawn into a company that provides him with a second chance in life. Initially resisting this opportunity, 'they' convince him that he has little to live for in his current life, which includes a past indiscretion, albeit one unintentional on his part. His 'rebirth' will include a cadaver to replace his current body after his death, enough money for his current family to live comfortably after his departure, enough money for his new start in life, a surgical make-over of his current self, and a new identity based on his subconscious desires. This new identity is as a Malibu based painter christened Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson. To assist him in this transition to Tony Wilson, the company provides him with a counselor of sorts, acting as a live-in housekeeper named John, who attends to whatever Tony requires emotionally to make the transition successfully. Even with John's help, Tony is finding it difficult to make the transition, despite or perhaps in spite of meeting a woman named Nora Marcus, with whom he falls in love. He has to discover where he went wrong in his life as Arthur Hamilton and where he went wrong in his transition to Tony Wilson before he can find out where he wants to go and how to achieve getting there. But will the company help him achieve what he wants?

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Cinematography - Black & White NOMINATED

Cannes Film Festival

  • Golden Palm - Best Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Seconds

Director

John Frankenheimer

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Running time

105 min.

Screenwriter

Lewis John Carlino

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

James Wong Howe (B&N)

Year

1966

Country

United States United States

Ranking

IMDb
7.7
Unopeliculas
6.5

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