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• Crime/detective
• Sci-fi

• 1966
• John Frankenheimer
• 106 mins
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Summary

John Frankenheimer's sci-fi thriller, starring Rock Hudson. A mysterious organisation offers middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton a metamorphic escape from the boredom of his suburban life: for $30,000 they will give him a new, younger body and will even arrange for the "death" of his former self. No one will know that he is continuing life as a "second".

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

Dealing with the uncomfortable subject of spiritual rebirth, this brilliant cult sci-fi movie from seminal director John Frankenheimer was years ahead of its time in both theme and style. X-rated on its original release, the frightening premise is intensified by cameraman James Wong Howe's use of stark black-and-white photography and distorting fish-eye lenses. Underrated star Rock Hudson gives one of his best performances as the deeply disturbed recipient of life-changing plastic surgery.

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7.6/10

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rolenameAntiochus "Tony" WilsonRock HudsonNora MarcusSalome JensArthur HamiltonJohn RandolphOld manWill GeerMr RubyJeff CoreyDr InnesRichard AndersonCharlie EvansMurray HamiltonDr MorrisKarl SwensonDavaloKhigh Dhiegh Emily HamiltonFrances ReidJohnWesley AddyTexanJohn LawrenceHenry BushmanNedrick Young

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Theatrical distributor

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains nudity.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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