Seconds (1966) | |
| Director(s) | John Frankenheimer |
| Producer(s) | John Frankenheimer, Edward Lewis |
| Top Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense |
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Seconds (1966) was a Science Fiction - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by John Frankenheimer and produced by John Frankenheimer and Edward Lewis.
Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | James Wong Howe | Nominated |
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Seconds (1966) (2)
By Beatrice on Mar 26, 2019 From Flickers in TimeSeconds Directed by John Frankenheimer Written by Lewis John Carlino from a novel by David Ely 1966/USA Joel Productions/John Frankenheimer Productions Inc./Gibraltar Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Killer premise and cinematography are marred ... Read full article
Pre-Code Crazy: Two Seconds (1932)
By shadowsandsatin on Dec 7, 2017 From Shadows and SatinBefore I decided to choose?Two Seconds (1932) for this month?s Pre-Code Crazy pick, I?d only seen the first five minutes of it ? I’d never made it any further. Boy, was I a dope. This is a really good one, y?all. Trust me. What?s it about? To be honest, it was really hard for me to do the writ... Read full article
King of the Rocket Men (1949, Fred C. Brannon), Chapter 9: Ten Seconds to Live
By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 15, 2017 From The Stop ButtonTen Seconds to Live is a new low as far as Rocket Men quality goes. It’s bad to the point the badness becomes more engaging than the story, partially because there’s no story, mostly because the good guys are just so dumb. The cliffhanger resolution is bad. The subsequent setup for the c... Read full article
Saturday Breakfast Serial 022 – Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. (1941) Chapter 11: Seconds To Live
By Michael on Apr 4, 2015 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsOkay, gang, it’s Saturday again, and time for another installment of Saturday Breakfast Serial and our ongoing chapter play, Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. And, for those of you who may be just joining us, here are the previous posts for this serial: 1, 2, 3, 4,? 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Last week we bega... Read full article
Seconds (1966) (1)
By Marlee Walters on Aug 6, 2014 From SpoilersSeconds is the one film in this series I had not seen before, but I was eager too. It sounded more sci-fi to me than thriller. Plus, I had loved The Manchurian Candidate and its psychological twists and turns, so I had high hopes for Seconds. Apparently John Frankenheimer made a ?paranoia trilogy,? ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Man in Station: Mr. Hamilton?
Arthur Hamilton: Yes?
[Man in train station hands Hamilton a folded sheet of paper and turns to walk away; Hamilton stares after him, then opens the folded paper to find an address, with no explanation]
Mr. Ruby: The question of death selection may be the most important decision in your life.
Nora: What kind of man is he? There's grace in the line and color, but it doesn't emerge pure. It pushes at the edge of something still tentative, unresolved - as if somewhere in the man there is still a key unturned.
Tony: That's quite an analysis.
Nora: Not really. When you come to think of it - it sort of fits everybody, doesn't it?
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Although this film is nowadays viewed as a cult classic, European critics at the Cannes Film Festival were so hostile to the film that director John Frankenheimer refused to leave nearby Monte Carlo, where he was shooting Grand Prix, for the press conference. Rock Hudson was sent instead and was unable to answer the critical questions during the hostile session.
The mounted fish over Arthur's mantle belonged to John Frankenheimer.
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