Slaughterhouse Five
1972
A man tells his story of how he became unstuck in time and abducted by aliens. Read more
| Starring | Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans |
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| Director | George Roy Hill |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Slaughterhouse Five
A man tells his story of how he became unstuck in time and abducted by aliens.
| Starring | Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Valerie Perrine, Holly Near |
|---|---|
| Director | George Roy Hill |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Aug 2005 Production year: 1972 |
| Format | DVD |
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A curiosity, really. A slight and conservative adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's tale about a man whose time sense is... read more on Time Out
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A marvellous excursion...the writing is pungent. The antics uproarious, the wit as sharp as a hypodermic needle.
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11 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Ahead of its Time
I saw this film 20 odd years ago and have been trying to identify it ever since. It was well worth the wait.
It should appeal to anyone interested in WW2, sci/fi, great story lines or films that aren't run of the mill hollywood rubbish.
I gave it 5/5 because the few gaps in the special effects would not have been noticed 34 years ago when it was made. Simply ahead of its time. -
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Excellent adaptation of an excellent novel
One of the best novel adaptations I've ever seen. The film is a 70's adaptation of Kurt Vonneguts novel of the same name. The main theme of the novel is the idea of becoming unstuck in time, jumping through the events of your life with no clear course and it is something you wouldn't expect to be translated very faithfully to film but the film captures this sense of dislocation very well. It's not a device which encourages casual viewing but the film jumps around in a way that retains a coherent narrative interest but stays faithful to the style of Vonneguts novel. It is not your typical war film but excellent if you can deal with WW2 and aliens from Trafalmadore within the same film.
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Del toro signs four-picture deal with Universal
- 04 Sep 2008
Guillermo del Toro has signed a four-picture deal which will see him helm films based on Frankenstein, Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Slaughterhouse Five, it has been confirmed. Universal Studios has developed the deal with the director – which also involves an adaptation of a novel entitled Drood - linking him to the company until 2017. However, work on the new ventures will not start until del Toro has completed work on The Hobbit films – which he has committed to for the next five years.... Read more
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Slaughterhouse Five
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