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86 DGA QUARTERLY PHOTOS: PHOTOFEST; (OPPOSITE BOTTOM) AMPAS "When we talk about life, my philosophy is that you have to live your life the way it is. That's what Seconds was about." — J O H N F R A N K E N H E I M E R SECONDS John Frankenheimer Matinee idol Rock Hudson wasn't director John Frankenheimer's first choice for the tortured, youth-obsessed protagonist in Seconds, but quickly proved his mettle with a career-defining performance. Frankenheimer and DP James Wong Howe photographed real medical operations as prep for Hudson's pivotal transformation sequence.