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Longitude

***Longitude*** is a 2000 British drama miniseries directed by Charles Sturridge. It depicts an 18th century clockmaker building a marine chronometer and a 20th century horologist restoring it.

## Appearances

### Part 2

* 9:33 a.m.–9:34 a.m. A nurse tends to Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons), who asks to see the watch hanging from her uniform. He says that his was taken away, and she lets him borrow it, telling him to take care of it so she doesn't get in trouble.
* 12:13 p.m. John Harrison (Michael Gambon) picks up a pocketwatch and talks to John Jefferys (Peter-Hugo Daly) about making another version of it.
* 1:32 p.m. Harrison works on a watch, and his son William (Ian Hart) says they should be working on their third machine instead. William also proposes applying for more money so that Jefferys can be paid.
* 5:12 p.m.–5:13 p.m. Gould does a segment on the *Children's Hour* radio program. A woman looks at a stopwatch as he talks about what people see when they close their eyes. Gould talks about new inventions and discusses how a clock would have seemed like a magic trick a few centuries ago.
Tootsie

***Tootsie*** is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack. It stars Dustin Hoffman as a struggling actor who adopts a female alter ego to land a role on a soap opera.

## Appearances

* 2:03 a.m. Agent George Fields (Sidney Pollack) complains that client Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is visiting him at 2:00 in the morning. Michael yells at him and threatens to get a new agent.
* 10:30 p.m. Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange) tells Dorothy Michaels (Dustin Hoffman) that it is 10:30, and Dorothy says goodbye before hurrying off.
The Railway Children

***The Railway Children*** is a 1970 British drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries. It tells the story of three children who watch the trains on a nearby railway line.

## Appearances

* 9:17 a.m. The porter Albert Perks (Bernard Cribbins) pulls levers on a railway. He checks his pocketwatch and shouts, "Right on time!"
The Party

***The Party*** is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards. It stars Peter Sellers as a bumbling movie star who is accidentally invited to an exclusive party instead of being fired.

## Appearances

* 1:02 p.m. On set, Hrundi Bakshi (Peter Sellers) stares at his wristwatch and remarks, "Oh my god." The director (Herb Ellis) calls a break for lunch, and Bakshi taps his watch.
The Street with No Name

***The Street with No Name*** is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Keighley. It stars Mark Stevens as an undercover FBI agent who infiltrates a criminal gang.

## Appearances

* 1:20 a.m. A Bulova clock in a diner shows the time as Agent Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) sits at the counter and places an order with the waitress (Kitty McHugh).
* 1:22 a.m. The waitress serves Cordell his coffee. A man sits down at the counter and orders a hamburger. He asks when the next ferry departs. The waitress tells him every hour on the half hour, and Cordell looks at the clock above her.
* 1:27 a.m. Cordell walks down the street while Shivvy (Donald Buka) follows him. Cordell arrives at the ferry building, which has a large clock on the building. He enters, and Shivvy pauses behind a post with a clock on it.
* 9:52 p.m. Alec Stiles (Richard Widmark) gives instructions to his gang. He says that they leave at 10:00 sharp, and everyone parts. One man glances at his wristwatch on their way out.
Thursday

***Thursday*** is a 1998 American film directed by Skip Woods. It stars Thomas Jane as a former drug dealer whose idyllic suburban life is disrupted when one of his former cohorts shows up.

## Appearances

* 10:57 a.m.–10:58 a.m. A wall clock displays the time.
* 3:20 p.m. The wall clock shows the time.
* 4:09 p.m. The wall clock shows the time as Casey Wells (Thomas Jane) washes the blood from a sink.
* 7:05 p.m. Casey looks at his Rolex watch. At Casey's house, Detective Kasarov (Mickey Rourke) looks up at the wall clock.
* 7:06 p.m. On an airport runway, Casey tells Christine (Paula Marshall) his flight leaves in an hour. He says he's leaving with or without her.

## Clocks

10:57 p.m.10:58 p.m.3:20 p.m.4:09 p.m.7:05 p.m.7:05 p.m.
The Ladykillers (1955)

***The Ladykillers*** is a 1955 British film directed by Alexander Mackendrick. It depicts a gang of oddball criminals who pose as an amateur string quartet while plotting a robbery. Its 2004 remake also appears in *The Clock*.

## Appearances

* 12:59 p.m. A Tissot watch on Professor Marcus's (Alec Guinness) wrist displays the time.
Vera Drake

***Vera Drake*** is a 2004 British drama film directed by Mike Leigh. It stars Imelda Staunton as a working-class woman who secretly performs illegal abortions.

## Appearances

* 7:51 a.m. Ethel (Alex Kelly) works in a factory, testing lightbulbs and putting them in boxes.
* 11:27 a.m. Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) sings to herself and drinks tea.
* 12:38 p.m. Susan Wells (Sally Hawkins) tells her mother (Lesley Manville) that she is meeting a man. Vera, their house cleaner, works in an adjacent room.
The Sixth Sense

***The Sixth Sense*** is a 1999 American film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It tells the story of a child psychologist who helps a boy who is able to communicate with the spirits of dead people.

## Appearances

* 1:50 p.m. Standing beneath a wall clock in the classroom, Stanley Cunningham (Bruce Norris) asks what the building was used for 100 years ago. Student Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) guesses that the current school grounds used to be a gallows.
* 3:39 p.m. Psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) looks at the watch on Cole's wrist and tells him, "Your dad gave you that watch as a present just before he went away." Cole slowly steps back.
* 5:45 p.m. Malcolm watches Cole enter a church and looks up at the clock tower.

## Notes

1. ↑ In the original film, Cole's watch is broken and doesn't show the current time.
This Gun for Hire

***This Gun for Hire*** is a 1942 American film noir directed by Frank Tuttle. It tells the story of an assassin who is double-crossed by a client and meets a singer hired to perform at the man's club.

## Appearances

* 1:50 a.m. Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) enters a room but, after looking around and checking the closet, finds nothing. As he leaves, something in the closet moves, and Raven finds Ellen Graham (Veronica Lake) tied up in the closet. He carries her over to a bed.
* 4:18 a.m.–4:20 a.m. Raven walks through a doorway and down a hall. He goes into a room where he checks the closet but finds nothing.
* 2:15 p.m. Raven is woken by his alarm. After checking his wristwatch, he pulls out an envelope and takes out a gun.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The 1:50 a.m. and 4:19 a.m. scenes reuse some footage.
Three Colors: Blue

***Three Colors: Blue*** is a 1993 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. It stars Juliette Binoche as a woman who isolates herself while dealing with the deaths of her husband and child. *Three Colors: White*, the next installment in the trilogy, also appears in *The Clock*.

## Appearances

* 4:23 a.m. Julie de Courcy (Juliette Binoche) lies in bed.
* 6:44 a.m. Antoine (Yann Trégouët) grabs at his alarm clock and touches his cross necklace.
* 10:24 a.m. Julie sits on a bench as an elderly woman walks past.
The Nanny

***The Nanny*** is a 1965 British thriller film directed by Seth Holt. It tells the story of a nanny caring for a boy returning from a psychiatric ward.

## Appearances

* 1:37 a.m. Nanny (Bette Davis) sits in a rocking chair.
* 1:38 a.m. A clock on the nightstand shows the time as Aunt Pen (Jill Bennett) sleeps restlessly. She wakes up and starts to have a cup of water but instead gets out of bed.
The Mask

***The Mask*** is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Chuck Russell. It stars Jim Carrey as a bank clerk who discovers a magical mask that transforms him into a mischievous superhero.

## Appearances

* 7:43 a.m. Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) looks at a wall clock and says he's late.
* 7:24 p.m. A punk (B.J. Barie) asks The Mask (Jim Carrey) the time. The Mask pulls out a ticking clock, announces that it's "exactly 2 seconds before I honk your nose and pull your underwear over your head", and then does it.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

***Thunderbolt and Lightfoot*** is a 1974 American film directed by Michael Cimino. It tells the story of a legendary bank robber who, with help from an irreverent drifter, rallies his old gang to pull off a daring heist.

## Appearances

* 10:29 p.m. Sitting in front of an Edwards wall clock, a security guard (Cliff Emmich) reads a pornographic magazine hidden inside a newspaper. He hears a sound.
* 10:31 p.m. Sitting in a car, Eddie Goody (Geoffrey Lewis) looks at his wristwatch.
* 11:25 p.m. A Timex Electra watch shows the time as Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges), wearing a wig, puts on lipstick.
* 11:30 p.m. The wall clock displays the time.
* 11:32 p.m. Lightfoot, dressed as a woman, knocks on a door and lures the security guard over. The wall clock shows the time.

## Clocks

10:29 p.m.10:31 p.m.11:25 p.m.11:30 p.m.11:32 p.m.
The Man Who Knew Too Little

***The Man Who Knew Too Little*** is a 1997 film directed by Jon Amiel. It stars Bill Murray as a man unknowingly ensnared in an international plot that he believes is an elaborate role-playing theater performance.

## Appearances

* 8:48 p.m. Sir Roger Daggenhurst (Richard Wilson) looks at his pocketwatch and says that midnight is 3 hours and 12 minutes away.
* 11:58 p.m. Sergei (Nicholas Woodeson) and Daggenhurst look down at their watches.
* 11:59 p.m. A wall clock displays the time.
The Masque of the Red Death

***The Masque of the Red Death*** is a 1964 horror film directed by Roger Corman. It stars Vincent Price as a prince who invites local nobility to revel at his castle during a deadly plague.

## Appearances

* 3:28 a.m.–3:29 a.m. Francesca (Jane Asher) sleeps until startled by something moving. She picks up a candle and looks around.
The Passenger

***The Passenger*** is a 1975 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It tells the story of a war correspondent who assumes the identity of a dead arms dealer who looks like him.

## Appearances

* 8:10 a.m. In a hotel room, David Locke (Jack Nicholson) opens the window.
* 10:03 a.m. The girl (Maria Schneider) stretches in the back seat while Locke drives.
* 3:01 p.m. Locke sits at a bar, spinning an empty glass.
* 5:18 p.m. Locke's Land Rover gets stuck in a sand dune. He gets out and starts to dig the vehicle out.
The Quick and the Dead

***The Quick and the Dead*** is a 1995 American western film directed by Sam Raimi. It stars Sharon Stone as a mysterious gunfighter who joins a quick-draw elimination tournament.

## Appearances

* 5:12 a.m. The watchtower is shown at sunrise.
* 11:58 a.m. Before the duel, Ace Hanlon (Lance Henriksen) opens his Illinois Watch Co. pocketwatch. An Elgin pocketwatch is opened. A Waltham pocketwatch is opened and set to the time on the watchtower.
* 11:59 a.m. The Kid (Leonardo DiCaprio), Jon Herod (Gene Hackman), the Lady (Sharon Stone), and Cort (Russell Crowe) look at the time on the watchtower.
* 12:00 p.m. The clock on the watchtower strikes 12.
* 5:07 p.m. The Lady watches the showdown.

## Notes

1. ↑ In the original film, this scene happens before noon.

## Clocks

5:12 a.m.11:58 a.m.11:58 a.m.11:58 a.m.11:58 a.m11:59 a.m.12:00 p.m.
The Man Without a Past

***The Man Without a Past*** is a 2002 Finnish film directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It stars Markku Peltola as a welder rebuilding his life after a brutal beating leaves him without any memory of his past or his identity.

## Appearances

* 11:05 p.m. Irma (Kati Outinen) hangs up her uniform and sets down a pair of shoes. Standing next to a clock on a windowsill, she stares out the window before pressing a button on a radio and getting in bed.
The Ploughman's Lunch

***The Ploughman's Lunch*** is a 1983 British drama film directed by Richard Eyre. It stars Jonathan Pryce as an ambitious journalist who rearranges facts to further his career.

## Appearances

* 11:45 a.m. In a busy news office, a man passes by two wall clocks as he carries a news report.
* 11:59 a.m. A wall clock in a radio studio displays the time.
* 12:05 p.m. The wall clock in the studio shows the time as Charles concludes a radio broadcast. James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) tells him it was close.
The Man Who Sleeps

***The Man Who Sleeps*** is a 1974 French drama film directed by Bernard Queysanne and Georges Perec. It stars Jacques Spiesser as an alienated student who decides to stop interacting with the world except to sustain himself.

## Appearances

* 5:14 a.m. An alarm clock sits next to a bowl.
* 6:59 a.m. The man (Jacques Spiesser) turns off the alarm clock.
* 11:02 a.m. A clock tower shows the time.
* 4:05 p.m. The man builds a tower out of matchsticks.
Trapped

***Trapped*** is a 2002 thriller film directed by Luis Mandoki. It depicts a couple whose daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom.

## Appearances

* 2:38 a.m. Marvin (Pruitt Taylor Vince) and Abby Jennings (Dakota Fanning) watch *The Secret of Nimh* on a television next to a clock. Sitting next to a clock, Marvin checks his wristwatch and asks if Abby is sleepy yet. She explains that her medication keeps her up, and while Marvin figures out what they can eat, she takes her inhaler out of his bag and eyes his cell phone. Abby goes to the bathroom, and Marvin walks past several clocks.
* 8:30 a.m. A Cardinal clock shows the time. Marvin looks at a call and answers the phone.
* 3:31 p.m. Clocks display the time as Marvin tells Abby to stay still and prepares to hurt her. The phone rings, and he answers it.

## Clocks

2:38 a.m.2:38 a.m.2:38 a.m.2:38 a.m.2:38 a.m.2:38 a.m.8:30 a.m.8:30 a.m.3:31 p.m.3:31 p.m.
The Truth About Cats & Dogs

***The Truth About Cats & Dogs*** is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. It tells the story of a radio show host who asks her neighbor to impersonate her after agreeing to go on a date with one of her callers.

## Appearances

* 4:06 a.m. Through a window, Abby Barnes (Janeane Garofalo) tosses a Ked down to Brian (Ben Chaplin), and he catches it. A woman yells at Brian to be quiet because it's 4:00 in the morning.
The Traveler

***The Traveler*** is a 1974 Iranian drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It stars Hassan Darabi as a boy trying to see his favorite soccer team play.

## Appearances

* 8:50 a.m. Qassem Julayi (Hassan Darabi) picks up an alarm clock and winds it.
* 9:14 a.m. Qassem pulls out some money before looking over at the alarm clock.
* 9:34 a.m. Sitting in bed, Qassem looks over at the alarm clock.
* 10:07 a.m. The alarm clock shows the time.
* 10:58 a.m. Qassem looks over at the alarm clock. After putting on pants and sneakers, he climbs out the window.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 In the original film, this scene is set at night.

## Clocks

8:50 a.m.9:14 a.m.9:34 a.m.10:07 a.m.10:58 a.m.
The Most Dangerous Game

***The Most Dangerous Game*** is a 1932 American film directed by Irving Pichel and Ernest B. Schoedsack. It tells the story of a big game hunter who arranges for a ship to be wrecked on an island where he can hunt and kill the passengers.

## Appearances

* 3:30 a.m. Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks) tells Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) to look at his watch. He does, and Eve Trowbridge (Fay Wray) says they still have half an hour until sunrise.
* 3:59 a.m. Zaroff looks at his pocketwatch while smoking a cigarette.
* 8:00 p.m. On a ship, a wall clock chimes. Two men discuss navigating the ship.
The Woman in the Window

***The Woman in the Window*** is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. It tells the story of a psychology professor whose dalliance with a young woman leads to a murder.

## Appearances

* 12:57 a.m. Coming home, Richard Wanley (Edgar G. Robinson) walks past a watch repair shop with a clock on it.
* 1:20 a.m. Wanley looks at the clock on his way outside.
* 2:34 a.m.–2:35 a.m. A car pulls up. Wanley gets out and passes the clock on his way inside.
* 3:02 a.m. Alice Reed (Joan Bennett) checks outside and sees the clock.
* 5:56 p.m. A clock in front of a building displays the time.
* 9:04 p.m. Reed looks at a clock.
* 9:10 p.m. A clock shows the time.
* 10:01 p.m. Reed looks at a clock.
* 10:30 p.m. While a clock chimes, club steward Collins (Frank Dawson) tells Wanley it's 10:30. Wanley returns a book to the steward.
* 11:44 p.m. Two police officers examine Heidt's (Dan Duryea) corpse. One pulls off a pocketwatch with the monogram C.M.

## Notes

1. ↑ Daniel Zalewski's "The Hours" describes how this scene came to be included. The initials C.M., which in the original film refer to the character Claude Mazard, also belong to Christian Marclay.

## Clocks

12:57 a.m.1:20 a.m.2:35 a.m.3:02 a.m.5:56 p.m.9:04 p.m.9:10 p.m.10:01 p.m.10:30 p.m.11:44 p.m.
The Machinist

***The Machinist*** is a 2004 thriller film directed by Brad Anderson. It stars Christian Bale as an industrial worker whose severe insomnia is taking its toll on his mental health.

## Appearances

* 1:29 a.m. A record player begins to play Les Bexter's "Lunar Rhapsody" as Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) sits on a sofa.
* 1:30 a.m. A wall clock displays the time.
Three to Tango

***Three to Tango*** is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Damon Santostefano. It tells the story of an architect who is mistakenly assumed by a wealthy business tycoon to be gay and gets asked to keep an eye on his mistress.

## Appearances

* 7:07 a.m. A radio host says it's 7:07 and yells for people to get up. Oscar Novak (Matthew Perry) wakes up and turns the radio off.
The Maltese Falcon

***The Maltese Falcon*** is a 1941 American film noir directed by John Huston. It stars Humphrey Bogart as a private detective hired to find a priceless statuette.

## Appearances

* 1:10 a.m. Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) turns on a lamp and picks up a phone next to a clock. He makes a call to say that his partner has been shot.
* 5:18 p.m. Spade walks up to Wilmer Cook (Elisha Cook Jr.), who is waiting in front of a building. Spade says he wasn't expecting Wilmer until 5:25.
The Matrix

***The Matrix*** is a 1999 science fiction film directed by the Wachowskis. It stars Keanu Reeves as a computer hacker who joins a mysterious group of rebels fighting against powerful computers who now rule the world.

Before using the film for *The Clock*, Christian Marclay included it in his 2007 installation *Crossfire*. Its sequel *The Matrix Reloaded* also appears in *The Clock*.

## Appearances

* 6:43 p.m. Neo (Keanu Reeves) joins Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in an anteroom. The two stand next to a wall clock, and Morpheus puts on his stemless sunglasses.
The Ipcress File

***The Ipcress File*** is a 1965 British spy film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It stars Michael Caine as an intelligence agent dealing with bureaucracy during the investigation into the kidnapping and brainwashing of scientists.

## Appearances

* 8:00 a.m.–8:01 a.m. An alarm wakes Harry Palmer (Michael Caine). He pulls back the curtains.
* 8:11 a.m. Sitting in a car, Palmer throws his trash out the window and checks his wristwatch.
The Comedy of Terrors

***The Comedy of Terrors*** is a 1963 American film directed by Jacques Tourneur. It tells the story of an undertaker and his assistant who murder wealthy people to keep their business running.

## Appearances

* 4:44 a.m. Amos Hinchley (Boris Karloff) sleeps in bed, and Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) sleeps on a couch, holding a bottle.
* 11:35 a.m. While waiting at a funeral, Trumbull opens his pocketwatch.
Transporter 2

***Transporter 2*** is a 2005 French action film directed by Louis Leterrier. It stars Jason Statham as a professional driver trying to rescue the kidnapped son of a powerful politician.

## Appearances

* 2:47 p.m. In a parking garage, Frank Martin (Jason Statham) sits in his car. His watch, a Panerai Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm, beeps and he turns off the alarm.
* 2:59 p.m.–3:00 p.m. A clock shows the time as Frank pulls up in front of a school. Again, His watch beeps and he turns off the alarm.
The Unknown Woman

***The Unknown Woman*** is a 2006 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It stars Kseniya Rappoport as a woman who insinuates herself into the life of a family and becomes their nanny.

## Appearances

* 4:49 p.m. Irena (Kseniya Rappoport) takes a number in line at a store and looks at her wristwatch.
* 5:07 p.m. Irena waits anxiously in line and checks her watch.
Videodrome

***Videodrome*** is a 1983 Canadian film directed by David Cronenberg. It stars James Woods as a television programmer who happens upon a broadcast signal dedicated to torture and punishment.

## Appearances

* 4:31 a.m. Max Renn (James Woods) wakes up on a sofa and looks at the television, which shows static.
* 9:25 a.m. As Nicki Brand (Debbie Harry) finishes her radio show, Max looks through the window.
The Main Event

***The Main Event*** is a 1979 American film directed by Howard Zieff. It tells the story of a bankrupt executive who tries to recoup her some of her losses by becoming the manager for a former boxer.

## Appearances

* 4:28 a.m. In a cabin, Hillary Kramer (Barbra Streisand) lies awake. She wakes Percy (Whitman Mayo) to ask where the bathroom is. He tells her to go anywhere outside.
The Sting

***The Sting*** is a 1973 American crime film directed by George Roy Hill. It stars Robert Redford and Paul Newman as an ambitious crook and a experienced con man who team up to take revenge on a ruthless crime boss.

## Appearances

* 1:52 p.m. Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) looks up at a clock while waiting in a restaurant. Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) calls him into a booth one over, as Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) observes.
* 2:24 p.m. Hooker walks into a diner and takes a seat at the counter. He orders the blue plate special before looking over at a clock.
* 2:46 p.m. Having finished his food, Hooker looks over at the clock in the diner. He takes a sip of coffee, puts on his jacket, and walks over to the cash register.
Tristana

***Tristana*** is a 1970 drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. It stars Catherine Deneuve as an innocent woman left to the care of an aristocrat who seduces her.

## Appearances

* 3:15 a.m. Tristana (Catherine Deneuve) wakes up from a nightmare. She calls out to the maid, Saturna (Lola Gaos), who asks what's wrong.
* 3:29 p.m. A Paul Garnier clock at a train station shows the time as Tristana says goodbye to Saturna. She boards a departing train and joins Horacio (Franco Nero).
The Shining

***The Shining*** is a 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick. It tells the story of a writer who brings his family to an isolated, haunted hotel where he acts as the off-season caretaker. Before using the film for *The Clock*, Christian Marclay included it in his 1995 video *Telephones*.

## Appearances

* 5:42 a.m. Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) screams as he wakes up from a nightmare, and a wave of blood pours out of an elevator.
Save the Tiger

***Save the Tiger*** is a 1973 American drama film directed by John G. Avildsen. It stars Jack Lemmon as a clothing manufacturer who arranges an insurance fraud scheme to burn down his struggling factory.

## Appearances

* 11:24 a.m. Sitting at his desk, Harry Stoner (Jack Lemmon) checks his wristwatch.
* 4:32 p.m. A clock inside the box office of an adult movie theater shows the time as Stoner asks the cashier (Pearl Shear) for two tickets to *Denmark Speaks*. He objects to the high cost, but the cashier ignores him and talks on the phone. She gives Stoner two tickets, and he goes inside with Phil Greene (Jack Gilford).
WR: Mysteries of the Organism

***WR: Mysteries of the Organism*** is a 1971 documentary-fiction film directed by Dušan Makavejev. It explores the relation between communist politics and sexuality, with an investigation into the life and work of Wilhelm Reich and a narrative about the sexual liberation of a Yugoslav woman.

## Appearances

* 5:45 p.m. Backstage at an ice skating show, Milena (Milena Dravić) talks to Vladimir Ilyich (Ivica Vidović) and tries on a feather boa. Her large wristwatch shows the time.
The Hudsucker Proxy

***The Hudsucker Proxy*** is a 1994 comedy film directed by the Coen brothers. It stars Tim Robbins as a naive business school graduate who is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

## Appearances

* 10:25 a.m. A big clock on a skyscraper is seen through a window.
* 11:57 a.m. Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) sits in a conference room and holds a pocketwatch.
* 11:59 a.m. Hudsucker puts his pocketwatch on the table. A close-up of the big clock is shown.
* 12:00 p.m. Beneath the big clock, Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) looks out the window.
* 5:00 p.m. A close-up of the big clock is shown. People punch out from work.
* 6:14 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) hides in a dark office from a security guard. Inside, she looks through an appointment book.
* 11:52 p.m. Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) stands on a ledge.
* 11:59 p.m. Close-ups show the second hand on the big clock.

## Clocks

10:25 a.m.11:57 a.m.11:59 a.m.11:59 a.m.12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.11:59 p.m.
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

***What's the Worst That Could Happen?*** is a 2001 American film directed by Sam Weisman. It tells the story of a billionaire who catches a thief breaking into his mansion and steals his lucky ring.

## Appearances

* 12:43 p.m. A phone next to a clock rings, waking Earl Radburn (Larry Miller). He answers a call from Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito) and, looking at his wristwatch, says he'll be there at 14:00. Max is confused, and Earl clarifies that he'll be there between 2:00 and 2:30. Earl hastily gets ready to go out and perform a hit.
The Innocents

***The Innocents*** is a 1961 horror film directed by Jack Clayton. It stars Deborah Kerr as a governess who comes to fear that the two orphans she watches over are being possessed.

## Appearances

* 12:56 a.m. Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) tosses and turns as she has a dream about Flora (Pamela Franklin) and Miles (Martin Stephens).
* 2:10 a.m.–2:11 a.m. Holding a candelabra, Miss Giddens wanders through the dark mansion and hears voices.
* 2:12 a.m. Miss Giddens continues exploring.
* 10:57 a.m. Miss Giddens picks up flowers from a grave, whispering, "Flora."
* 1:59 p.m. A clock in an empty classroom shows the time as Miss Giddens stares out the window and picks up a doll.
To Sleep with Anger

***To Sleep with Anger*** is a 1990 American drama film directed by Charles Burnett. It stars Danny Glover as a charming, enigmatic drifter who comes to stay with the family of an old acquaintance.

## Appearances

* 10:01 a.m. Harry (Danny Glover) sets the time on a clock.
* 10:20 a.m. Harry finds a pocketwatch in a drawer and listens to it.
The Story of Marie and Julien

***The Story of Marie and Julien*** is a 2003 French film directed by Jacques Rivette. It tells the story of a clock repairman who reunites with his former lover but is pulled into a blackmail plot.

## Appearances

* 12:11 p.m. Julien Müller (Jerzy Radziwiłowicz) opens the door for Marie Delambre (Emmanuelle Béart). She comes in, and Julien tells her he was worried he wouldn't see her again.
* 12:12 p.m. Marie looks at a clock.
This Is Coffee

***This Is Coffee*** is a 1961 promotional short film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute. It depicts the growth, distribution, and processing of coffee around the world.

## Appearances

* 7:16 a.m. An alarm clock ticks, and a faucet drips.
* 7:17 a.m. The alarm clock rings, and a woman turns it off. She goes downstairs and starts making coffee.
* 7:31 a.m. A clock shows the time.
* 7:36 a.m. Coffee is poured into a cup.
The Philadelphia Experiment

***The Philadelphia Experiment*** is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by Stewart Raffill. It depicts an invisibility experiment that goes wrong and sends two sailors 40 years into the future.

## Appearances

* 6:38 a.m. A large digital clock in a control center displays the time. Dr. James Longstreet (Eric Christmas) and Allison Hayes (Nancy Allen) are worried when an earthquake begins to shake the building.
The World of Henry Orient

***The World of Henry Orient*** is a 1964 American comedy film directed by George Roy Hill. It tells the story of a girl who develops a crush on an eccentric pianist, who in turn is convinced that she is a spy.

## Appearances

* 2:40 p.m. A phone next to a clock rings, waking Henry Orient (Peter Sellers). He answers but nobody responds, so he goes back to sleep.
* 6:00 p.m. Val Boyd (Tippy Walker) says she needs to leave and looks at a grandfather clock on her way out.
Where the Sidewalk Ends

***Where the Sidewalk Ends*** is a 1950 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Dana Andrews as a ruthless police detective who kills a suspect.

## Appearances

* 1:23 a.m. Detective Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) enters his hotel room and sees Morgan Taylor (Gene Tierney) asleep on the couch. Trying not to wake her, he leaves the lights off and quietly walks over to the window.
* 1:25 a.m. In the hotel room, Dixon talks on the phone and asks for a messenger to be sent. A clock sits on the nightstand.
* 4:35 p.m. A clock in the police station shows the time as Dixon asks for a lieutenant and goes into an office.
* 6:07 p.m. Dixon checks his wristwatch before approaching Morgan and asking to escort her home.

## Notes

1. ↑ In the original film, this scene is set at 4:35 a.m.
The Terminator

***The Terminator*** is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron. It tells the story of a human soldier and a cyborg assassin sent back in time from the future to do battle over the fate of a woman.

## Appearances

* 9:40 p.m. Standing in front of a wall clock, Lieutenant Ed Traxler (Paul Winfield) has Vukovich (Lance Henriksen) make a phone call and asks for a cigarette. A phone rings.
Vanilla Sky

***Vanilla Sky*** is a 2001 American film directed by Cameron Crowe. The film stars Tom Cruise as a playboy publishing magnate who begins to question his reality after a car accident that leaves his face disfigured. It is a remake of the 1997 *Open Your Eyes*.

## Appearances

* 7:22 a.m. David Aames (Tom Cruise) turns off his alarm clock, gets out of bed, and turns off the television.
* 7:28 a.m. David looks at himself in the mirror and plucks a hair.
* 7:33 a.m. David gets dressed and picks up his wristwatch.
* 9:04 a.m. David drives.
The Red House

***The Red House*** is a 1947 American thriller film directed by Delmer Daves. It tells the story of two siblings who are keeping a secret from their adoptive daughter concerning a hidden farmhouse on their property.

## Appearances

* 4:10 p.m.–4:11 p.m. Pete Morgan (Edgar G. Robinson) gives his daughter Meg (Allene Roberts) a wristwatch as a graduation present. He puts it on her.
The Life of David Gale

***The Life of David Gale*** is a 2003 drama film directed by Alan Parker. It tells the story of an anti-capital punishment activist who is accused of murdering a fellow activist and sentenced to death.

## Appearances

* 9:15 a.m. Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet) and Zack Stemmons (Gabriel Mann) talk at a diner. She asks him the time, and he checks his watch.
* 4:24 p.m. Dusty Wright (Matt Craven) listens to music. He looks at his pocketwatch.
* 4:50 p.m. Wright checks his pocketwatch. He turns off the music and answers the phone.
* 5:04 p.m. A clock on a brick building is shown.
* 5:41 p.m. Bloom looks at a clock and scrambles to play a VHS cassette.
* 6:01 p.m. The clock on the building is shown.
* 6:17 p.m. The clock on the building is shown, as Constance Harraway (Laura Linney) waits. Bloom runs with a videotape. A wall clock is shown.

## Clocks

4:24 p.m.4:50 p.m.4:50 p.m.5:04 p.m.5:41 p.m.6:01 p.m.6:17 p.m.6:17 p.m.
This Man Must Die

***This Man Must Die*** is a 1969 thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. It stars Michel Duchaussoy as a widower obsessed with avenging the death of his son.

## Appearances

* 7:09 p.m. Charles Thénier (Michel Duchaussoy) places a cigarette in an ashtray next to a clock while telling Philippe Decourt (Marc Di Napoli) about a story by Homer.
* 7:12 p.m. The cigarette burns in the ashtray next to the clock.
* 7:18 p.m. Only ashes remain in the ashtray next to the clock.
The Narrow Margin

***The Narrow Margin*** is a 1952 American film noir directed by Richard Fleischer. It tells the story of a tough police detective tasked with protecting a gangster's widow so she can testify as a witness.

## Appearances

* 1:09 a.m. Densel (Peter Virgo) shoots Frankie Neall (Marie Windsor). She starts a record player as she keels over.
* 1:10 a.m. Densel turns off the record player. Looking at his wristwatch, he tells Joseph Kemp (David Clarke) to search through a police officer's belongings again. They look out the window.
The Muppet Christmas Carol

***The Muppet Christmas Carol*** is a 1992 American film directed by Brian Henson. It tells the story of a wealthy miser who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Like *Scrooge*, *A Christmas Carol*, and *Scrooged*, it is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella *A Christmas Carol.*

## Appearances

* 12:54 a.m. Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine) sleeps, and a clock shows the time.
* 1:00 a.m. The clock chimes. Scrooge lies in bed and watches as a candle goes out.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

***The Testament of Dr. Mabuse*** is a 1933 German crime film directed by Fritz Lang. It depicts a criminal mastermind whose notes written in an asylum are being carried out across the city. The other films in the series, *Dr. Mabuse the Gambler* and *The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse*, also appear in *The Clock*.

## Appearances

* 12:25 a.m. Inspector Lohmann (Otto Wernicke) sets his pocketwatch back a few seconds.
* 3:54 a.m. A man looks at his pocketwatch, and another man complains about how someone is late.
The Devil's Brigade

***The Devil's Brigade*** is a 1968 American war film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It stars William Holden as an Army Colonel tasked with assembling a commando unit for the Italian Campaign in World War II.

## Appearances

* 9:00 a.m. Robert T. Frederick (William Holden) looks at his wristwatch.
* 3:29 p.m. Frederick asks to see a general, and an aide says he's busy. She looks at a wall clock behind her and says she doesn't expect him until at least 7:00. He sits down and begins to wait.
Volver

***Volver*** is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It tells the story two sisters whose dead mother reappears as they deal with their own personal crises.

## Appearances

* 2:23 a.m. Sole (Lola Dueñas) wakes up.
* 12:44 p.m. At her cleaning job, Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) makes a call on her cell phone while it rains outside.
* 4:16 p.m. Sole walks past a wall clock and notices an exercise bike. She sniffs the handlebars and walks into the bathroom.
The Spiral Staircase

***The Spiral Staircase*** is a 1946 American horror film directed by Robert Siodmak. It stars Dorothy McGuire as a mute woman in a town where a serial killer is targeting disabled women.

## Appearances

* 1:31 a.m. Blanche (Rhonda Fleming) goes downstairs holding a candle. While walking through a hallway, she is startled by the sound of thunder, and a door creaks open.
* 5:08 a.m. Albert Warren's (George Brent) eye stares menacingly.
* 5:12 a.m. Lying in bed, Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore) opens her eyes.
* 6:44 p.m. A grandfather clock chimes.
The Thief of Bagdad

***The Thief of Bagdad*** is a 1940 fantasy film directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan. It stars John Justin as a deposed prince on a quest to reclaim his throne from an evil wizard.

## Appearances

* 4:43 p.m. In a palace, the Sultan of Basra (Miles Malleson) shows Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) his collection of automata. He comes to an extravagant clock. Jaffar is concerned that it could be used by the people, telling the sultan, "If people once begin to know the time, they will no longer call you the king of time. They will want to know how time is spent."
The Loveless

***The Loveless*** is a 1981 American drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and Monty Montgomery. It depicts a motorcycle gang that gets into trouble while stopping in a small town.

## Appearances

* 8:07 a.m. A Coca-Cola wall clock shows the time as Vance (Willem Dafoe) smokes in a diner.
* 9:06 a.m. The wall clock shows the time as Vance hears motorcycles outside and puts out his cigarette.
War of the Worlds

***War of the Worlds*** is a 2005 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Tom Cruise as a dockworker trying to reunite his children with their mother during an alien invasion.

## Appearances

* 4:26 p.m. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) flips a switch, but the lights stay off. He picks up a phone, but there's no dial tone. His cell phone won't turn on, and his Omega watch has stopped.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

***The Spy Who Came in from the Cold*** is a 1965 British spy film directed by Martin Ritt. It stars Richard Burton as a spy who, as his final assignment, acts as a faux defector to sow damaging disinformation.

## Appearances

* 10:35 a.m. Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) walks down the street.
* 1:06 p.m. Airstairs are lowered, and several passengers including Leamas exit the plane.
The Mechanic

***The Mechanic*** is a 1972 American film directed by Michael Winner. It stars Charles Bronson as a hitman who takes on the son of one of his victims as his apprentice.

## Appearances

* 1:20 a.m. A grandfather clock displays the time as Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) goes into the bathroom and takes pills.
* 3:23 a.m. From across the street, Bishop watches an old man (Patrick O'Moore) sleep next to an alarm clock. After checking his wristwatch, he takes a rifle out of its case.
* 3:24 a.m. The alarm clock shows the time as the old man sleeps.
* 7:53 a.m. Bishop checks his watch and gets out of bed.
* 10:14 a.m. The grandfather clock shows the time as Bishop tosses some photographs into a fire. He receives a phone call and sets up a meeting in 1 hour.
* 10:38 a.m. Bishop runs along the shore up to his car. As he gets in, he looks at his wristwatch while taking his pulse.
* 1:18 p.m. From a hotel room, Bishop uses binoculars to watch on the old man enter a building.
* 1:30 p.m. Bishop lights a pipe as he looks at a wall of photographs.
* 1:32 p.m. Sitting next to a window, Bishop checks his watch.
* 1:43 p.m. Bishop puts an ice cream cone in his mouth so he can look through a pair of binoculars.
* 9:08 p.m.–9:09 p.m. Bishop sits on a couch and smokes a pipe. He gets up to look at a set of photographs posted next to the grandfather clock.

## Clocks

1:20 a.m.3:23 a.m.3:24 a.m.7:53 a.m.10:14 a.m.10:38 a.m.9:09 p.m.
The Walker

***The Walker*** is a 2007 drama film directed by Paul Schrader. It stars Woody Harrelson as an escort who becomes the chief suspect in a murder investigation after lying to protect a client.

## Appearances

* 10:05 p.m. Jack Delorean (Ned Beatty) tells Carter Page (Woody Harrelson) it's time to move on and looks at a clock.
The Wrong Man

***The Wrong Man*** is a 1956 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It stars Henry Fonda as an innocent man arrested after being mistaken for a criminal.

## Appearances

* 5:26 p.m. Rose Balestrero (Vera Miles) says to her youngest son Gregory (Robert Essen), "You know daddy. He said 5:30 and he's always on time." The phone rings and her oldest son Robert (Kippy Campbell) picks up the phone and asks, "What time will Dad be home?" Gregory yells, "5:30!"
* 6:37 p.m. Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda) slowly walks into a liquor store, stands in front of a clock, and looks around. The proprietor (John C. Becher) watches as Manny walks out without buying anything.
Touch of Evil

***Touch of Evil*** is a 1958 American film noir directed by Orson Welles. It tells the story of a drug enforcement agent working with a police captain he suspects is planting evidence.

## Appearances

* 7:06 p.m. Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) asks his wife Susie (Janet Leigh) what she wants to do and, looking at his wristwatch, tells her there's enough time for him to take her to the airport. Despite what she told him a minute ago, Susan decides she's not going to Mexico City.
Two Evil Eyes

***Two Evil Eyes*** is a 1990 anthology film directed by Dario Argento and George Romero. It consists of two horror stories set in Pittsburgh, based on works by Edgar Allan Poe.

## Appearances

### "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar"

* 5:44 a.m. A digital metronome ticks while Robert Hoffman (Ramy Zada) is in a hypnotic sleep. The doors blow open, and the wind scatters a suitcase full of money across the room. The metronome lifts up into the air and impales Robert in the chest.
The Projected Man

***The Projected Man*** is a 1966 British science fiction film directed by Ian Curteis. It stars Bryant Haliday as a scientist who becomes deformed and homicidal after testing a teleportation machine on himself.

## Appearances

* 2:45 a.m. Dr. L.G. Blanchard (Norman Wooland) opens the door to a room and sees clothes strewn on the floor. He goes into another room, walking past a wall clock, and finds a corpse.
* 10:51 a.m. Scientists test a teleportation machine on a wristwatch. They find that the watch is now rapidly spinning backward.
* 5:42 p.m. Dr. Paul Steiner (Bryant Haliday) stands in front of a wall clock, observing the results of a teleportation experiment. He walks over to a rat and picks it up.
The Music of Chance

***The Music of Chance*** is a 1993 American drama film directed by Philip Haas. It stars James Spader and Mandy Patinkin as gamblers forced into indentured servitude after playing with men beyond their league.

## Appearances

* 2:45 a.m. A grandfather clock shows the time as Willy Stone (Joel Grey) is winning at poker against Jim Nashe (Mandy Patinkin) and Jack Pozzi (James Spader). His partner Bill Flower (Charles Durning) reveals a four of a kind.
* 10:54 p.m. The grandfather clock displays the time as Pozzi wins a round with a full house.
The Killers (1964)

***The Killers*** is a 1964 American film directed by Don Siegel. The film tells the story of two hitmen trying to find out why the teacher they were hired to kill didn't try to get away. Like the 1946 film, it is based off Ernest Hemingway's short story of the same name.

## Appearances

* 1:18 p.m. Johnny North (John Cassavetes) pulls a car to a stop. Jack Browning (Ronald Reagan) stops a timer and says it took 1 minutes and 32 seconds and says that Johnny's in.
This Land Is Mine

***This Land Is Mine*** is a 1943 American film directed by Jean Renoir. It tells the story of a cowardly schoolteacher who is is drawn into a resistance movement in his Nazi-occupied town.

## Appearances

* 7:26 a.m. Albert Lory (Charles Laughton) walks downstairs and moves the minute hand on a grandfather clock back 4 minutes. Emma Lory (Una O'Connor) serves him breakfast.
The War Lover

***The War Lover*** is a 1962 British war film directed by Philip Leacock. It tells the story of a bomber pilot whose recklessness endangers other soldiers.

## Appearances

* 4:40 a.m. Sully (Neil McCallum), carrying a flashlight, finds that First Lieutenant Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner) is already awake. Sully asks if Bolland used an alarm clock, and Bolland replies that he didn't need one. Sully says that Captain Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) could use an alarm clock and yells to wake him. Sully announces that there's 20 minutes until the 5:00 briefing. Bolland tries to get Rickson out of bed, and Rickson says that he's not sure how late he got back that night.
The Wrong Box

***The Wrong Box*** is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes. It tells the story of two elderly brothers who are determined to outlive each other in an attempt to acquire the family fortune.

## Appearances

* 1:37 p.m. On a train, Joseph Finsbury (Ralph Richardson) opens his pocketwatch while his nephew Morris (Peter Cook) searches for him.
The Moon Is Blue

***The Moon Is Blue*** is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Otto Preminger. It tells the story of two playboys who try to romance a chaste actress who is holding out for marriage.

## Appearances

* 8:35 p.m.–8:36 p.m. Patty O'Neill (Maggie McNamara) asks Donald Gresham (William Holden) the time, and he reads it off his wristwatch. She says that she's missed the chance to see herself on a television show but notes that it will be on at midnight. Donald suggests waiting until then, and she says she'll be home by then. The two discuss dinner plans.
The Tingler

***The Tingler*** is a 1959 American horror film directed by William Castle. It stars Vincent Price as a pathologist who discovers and captures a parasite that feeds on fear.

## Appearances

* 1:00 a.m. Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) walks past a grandfather clock and pulls a gun out of a drawer.
* 8:03 p.m. Chapin checks his wristwatch and records a message with his symptoms. Dave Morris (Darryl Hickman) and Lucy Stevens (Pamela Lincoln) watch.
* 8:11 p.m. Chapin reads the time off his wristwatch while recording another message with his symptoms.
* 8:13 p.m. Dave and Lucy watch as Chapin continues recording his symptoms. He reads the time off his wristwatch.
* 8:27 p.m. Chapin says goodnight to Dave and Lucy, and she promises not to keep him too late. He checks his wristwatch once they leave and walks up to the grandfather clock.
* 8:28 p.m. The grandfather clock displays the time.

## Clocks

1:00 a.m.8:03 p.m.8:11 p.m.8:13 p.m.8:27 p.m.8:27 p.m.8:28 p.m.
Villain

***Villain*** is a 1971 British crime film directed by Michael Tuchner. It stars Richard Burton as a mob boss who plans to rob the payroll of a plastic factory.

## Appearances

* 8:31 a.m. Mrs. Dakin (Cathleen Nesbitt) sleeps by an alarm clock. Her son Vic (Richard Burton) opens the curtains and brings her a cup of tea. Checking his wristwatch, he tells her it's about half past 8:00 and says he plans to go down to the coast.
* 2:08 p.m. Detective Bob Matthews (Nigel Davenport) checks his wristwatch as a train arrives, and he boards.
The Shipping News

***The Shipping News*** is a 2001 drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. It tells the story of a man who moves to his ancestral home and becomes a reporter after the death of his wife.

## Appearances

* 8:05 a.m. As they eat at a diner, Petal (Cate Blanchett) asks Quoyle (Kevin Spacey) if he wants to marry her. She holds his hand and looks at his wristwatch, declaring that she'll fuck him by 10:00.
Whispering Whiskers

***Whispering Whiskers*** is a 1926 American comedy short film directed by Del Lord. It stars Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde as drifters who, after being mistaken for private investigators, are tasked with finding a stolen ruby.

## Appearances

* 6:08 p.m. The drifter (Billy Bevan) and his pal (Andy Clyde) are asleep on railroad tracks. When a train approaches, their alarm clock rings and they casually roll off the tracks just in time.
True Lies

***True Lies*** is a 1994 American film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a secret government agents who discovers his wife may be having an affair while he deals with a nuclear arms trafficking case.

## Appearances

* 7:46 p.m. During dinner, Helen Tasker (Jamie Lee Curtis) tells her husband Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who is seated in front of a clock, about her day. Helen and her daughter Dana (Eliza Dushku) both get up.
The Vault of Horror

***The Vault of Horror*** is a 1973 British anthology film directed by Roy Ward Baker. It depicts five strangers telling each other their recurring nightmares.

## Appearances

### "The Neat Job"

* 5:48 p.m. Eleanor Critchit (Glynis Johns) looks at a wall clock, then at her wristwatch. Realizing her husband will be home at 6:00, she rushes to stop a record player.

### "Drawn and Quartered"

* 2:23 p.m. Moore (Tom Baker) sets his watch, an Omega Chronostop, down and tells Diltant (Denholm Elliott) that he has two minutes to live. Diltant pulls out a gun.
* 2:25 p.m. The wristwatch sits on the desk.