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Slaughterhouse-Five

  • 1972
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
15K
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Sharon Gans, Perry King, Valerie Perrine, and Michael Sacks in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.
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Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors o... Read allBilly Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.

  • Director
    • George Roy Hill
  • Writers
    • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    • Stephen Geller
  • Stars
    • Michael Sacks
    • Ron Leibman
    • Eugene Roche
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
      • Stephen Geller
    • Stars
      • Michael Sacks
      • Ron Leibman
      • Eugene Roche
    • 131User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast51

    Michael Sacks
    Michael Sacks
    • Billy Pilgrim
    Ron Leibman
    Ron Leibman
    • Paul Lazzaro
    Eugene Roche
    Eugene Roche
    • Edgar Derby
    Sharon Gans
    • Valencia Merble Pilgrim
    Valerie Perrine
    Valerie Perrine
    • Montana Wildhack
    Holly Near
    • Barbara Pilgrim
    Perry King
    Perry King
    • Robert Pilgrim
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • Roland Weary
    Friedrich von Ledebur
    Friedrich von Ledebur
    • Old German Officer
    • (as Friedrich Ledebur)
    Ekkehardt Belle
    Ekkehardt Belle
    • Young German Guard
    • (as Nick Belle)
    Sorrell Booke
    Sorrell Booke
    • Lionel Merble
    Roberts Blossom
    Roberts Blossom
    • Wild Bob Cody
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Prof. Rumfoord
    Gary Waynesmith
    Gary Waynesmith
    • Stanley
    Richard Schaal
    Richard Schaal
    • Howard W. Campbell Jr.
    Gilmer McCormick
    • Lily Rumfoord
    Stan Gottlieb
    Stan Gottlieb
    • Hobo
    Karl-Otto Alberty
    Karl-Otto Alberty
    • German Guard - Group Two
    • Director
      • George Roy Hill
    • Writers
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
      • Stephen Geller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews131

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author of the book this film was adapted from, was a prisoner of war in World War II. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge while a battalion scout with the 106 Infantry Division on December 22, 1944, and used these experiences in his novel when Billy Pilgrim is captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp. Vonnegut also lived through the bombing of Dresden and used that experience in the book.
    • Goofs
      Just after the bombing of Dresden, Young German Guard runs off through the bombed-out ruins. But the rubble is already compacted, and has many walking trails through it.
    • Quotes
      • Billy Pilgrim: [in his sleep] You guys go on without me. I'll be alright.
      • Prof. Rumfoord: All he does in his sleep is quit, surrender, and apologize. I could carve a better man out of a banana.
    • Crazy credits
      Universal's animated logo does not appear on this film.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto No. 5 for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 - 2nd movement 'Largo'
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
      Performed by Glenn Gould, Piano
      Columbia Symphony Orchestra
      Vladimir Goldschmann, Conductor

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Schlachthof 5
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic(as Dresden)
    • Production company
      • Vanadas Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $3,200,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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