A man becomes un-stuck in time and encounters aliens on another world., Vivid adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s satire about a young man who is forced to relive his life in random order., Dresden bombing survivor and New York optometrist Billy Pilgrim is forced to relive his life in random order; in his past as an American POW and in the future as a zoo resident on another planet called Tralfamadore., “Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.” These opening words of Kurt Vonnegut’s famous novel make an effective and short summary of a haunting, funny film. For the screen, director George Roy Hill faithfully renders Vonnegut’s black anti-war comedy about Pilgrim (well played in a low key by Michael Sacks), who survives the horrendous 1945 fire bombing of Dresden then lives simultaneously in his past as a naïve American POW and in the future as a well-cared-for zoo resident on the planet Tralfamadore (with zaftig Valerie Perrine as his mate). In the present, he’s a middle-aged optometrist in Ilium, NY. If this sounds like a bit of a jumble — it is. But viewers willing to watch carefully will find the movie as intricate and harmonious as Glenn Gould’s plaintive renderings of the Bach keyboard pieces that decorate its soundtrack. It’s not essential, but fans who read the short, poetic book will find it a treat in itself, and it will help them appreciate Hill’s genius in bringing this “Children’s Crusade” to the screen. In addition to Sacks, there are noteworthy performances by Ron Leibman (Norma’s union man in Norma Rae) as Pilgrim’s crazed nemesis and by radio/TV/movie legend, John Dehner as the arrogant Professor Rumfoord. Hill, of course, came to this film from a big hit, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and went on to triumph with The Sting one year later. The elaborate medieval and baroque architecture of pre-bombing Dresden was represented authentically in the film by scenes from Prague, since much of Dresden’s architecture was lost to the bombing, and that city, in any case, was deep in East Germany, thus inaccessible at the time of filming.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Slaughterhouse-Five ” ?
A: The main cast includes Michael Sacks,Valerie Perrine,Ron Leibman,Eugene Roche,Sharon Gans,Perry King,Holly Near,Friedrich Ledebur,Roberts Blossom,Sorrell Booke,Kevin Conway,Gary Waynesmith,John Dehner,Stan Gottlieb,Ekkehardt Belle,Frederick Ledebur,Henry Bumstead,Lucille Benson,Gilmer McCormick,Richard Schaal,Karl Otto Alberty,Stanley Gottlieb,John Wood,John McCarthy,Mark Reedall,Dede Allen,John Chambers,Henry Bumstead,Jim Alexander,Stephen Geller,Miroslav Ondrícek,George Webb,Alexander Golitzen,Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,Jennings Lang.
Q: When Did the “Slaughterhouse-Five” Released?
A: The Movie “Slaughterhouse-Five” originally aired on 1972-03-15 and released in the year of 1972.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Slaughterhouse-Five” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Slaughterhouse-Five” ?
A: “Slaughterhouse-Five” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
