An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its own price.
Cinematography
James Wong Howe's distorted wide-angle nightmare fuel
Direction
Frankenheimer's invasive close-ups that refuse to let you breathe
Acting
Rock Hudson's devastating against-type breakdown
Director
John Frankenheimer
Rock Hudson
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Salome Jens
Nora Marcus
John Randolph
Arthur Hamilton
Will Geer
Old Man
Jeff Corey
Mr. Ruby
Richard Anderson
Dr. Innes
Murray Hamilton
Charlie Evans
Karl Swenson
Dr. Morris
Khigh Dhiegh
Davalo
Frances Reid
Emily Hamilton
Wesley Addy
John
John Lawrence
Texan
Elisabeth Fraser
Plump Blonde
Dodie Heath
Sue Bushman
Robert Brubaker
Mayberry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rock Hudson hated the film and tried to buy the negative to destroy it; he later called it his best performance.
The 1960s 'reborn' bacchanalia scenes were Frankenheimer's critique of the very counterculture the studio wanted to exploit.
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