Seconds /
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.
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2013]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
667. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | DVD release of the 1966 motion picture. Based on the novel by David Ely. Special features: New 4K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; audio commentary featuring director John Frankenheimer; actor Alec Baldwin on Frankenheimer and Seconds; new program on the making of Seconds; Interview with Frankenheimer from 1971; new visual essay by film scholars R. Barton Palmer and Murray Pomerace; plus an essay by critic Davod Sterritt. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: R; for nudity. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; art director, Ted Haworth ; set decorations, John Austin ; film editors, Ferris Webster, David Newhouse ; costumers, Jack Martel, Pete Saldutti ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |