Criterion Collection Year 1966 Video Release 2002-01-08 Studio Image International Genre Science Fiction MPAA Rating R Color Black and White Runtime 106 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Rock Hudson All That Heaven Allows is a revelation in this sinister, science-fiction-inflected dispatch from the fractured 1960s. SECONDS, directed by John Frankenheimer The Manchurian Candidate , 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. This paranoiac symphony of canted camera angles courtesy of famed cinematographer James Wong Howe , fragmented editing, and layered sound design is a remarkably risk-taking Hollywood film that ranks high on the list of its legendary director's major achievements. Director John Frankenheimer Cast John Frankenheimer; Rock Hudson; Salome Jens; John Randolph; Will Geer; Jeff Corey; Murray Hamilton; Wesley Addy