Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
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- R
- 1h 44min
- Comedy, Drama
- 15 Mar 1972 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Michael Sacks | ... |
Billy Pilgrim
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| Ron Leibman | ... |
Paul Lazzaro
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| Eugene Roche | ... |
Edgar Derby
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Sharon Gans | ... |
Valencia Merble Pilgrim
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| Valerie Perrine | ... |
Montana Wildhack
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Holly Near | ... |
Barbara Pilgrim
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| Perry King | ... |
Robert Pilgrim
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| Kevin Conway | ... |
Roland Weary
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| Friedrich von Ledebur | ... |
German Leader
(as Friedrich Ledebur)
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| Ekkehardt Belle | ... |
Young German Guard
(as Nick Belle)
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| Sorrell Booke | ... |
Lionel Merble
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| Roberts Blossom | ... |
Wild Bob Cody
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| John Dehner | ... |
Prof. Rumfoord
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| Gary Waynesmith | ... |
Stanley
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| Richard Schaal | ... |
Howard W. Campbell Jr.
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Gilmer McCormick | ... |
Lily Rumfoord
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| Stan Gottlieb | ... |
Hobo
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| Karl-Otto Alberty | ... |
German Guard - Group Two
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| Henry Bumstead | ... |
Eliot Rosewater
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| Lucille Benson | ... |
Billy's Mother
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| John Wood | ... |
English Officer
(as Tom Wood)
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| Ladislav Jakim |
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Oto Sevcík | ... |
(as Sevcík Otto)
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| Alexander Allerson | ... |
German Propaganda Man (uncredited)
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Robert Anthony | ... |
American Corporal (uncredited)
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David Carlile | ... |
Billy's Father (uncredited)
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Bill Cole | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Harald Dietl | ... |
German Guard - Group Two (uncredited)
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Ronnie Elliott | ... |
Machine Operator (uncredited)
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Walter Feuchtenberg | ... |
German Guard - Group Two (uncredited)
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| Barbara Frey | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Warren Frost | ... |
Driver (uncredited)
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| John Goddard | ... |
Anesthesiologist (uncredited)
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Paul Hansard | ... |
German Photographer (uncredited)
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| Bob Harks | ... |
Father at Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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Bob 'Tiger' Hemond | ... |
Billy Pilgrim - Age 8 (uncredited)
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Emil Iserle | ... |
Old Man in Street (uncredited)
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Frank Jamus | ... |
Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
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William Kanady | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Otto Konrad | ... |
German Guard - Group Two (uncredited)
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Bill Lee | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Joshua Hill Lewis | ... |
Billy Pilgrim - Age 8 Underwater (uncredited)
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Bryan Montgomery | ... |
Slave Boy (uncredited)
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Kent O'Dell | ... |
Father at Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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| Hank Robinson | ... |
Father at Swimming Pool (uncredited)
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George Skaff | ... |
Emergency Doctor (uncredited)
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| Richard Stahl | ... |
Army Doctor (uncredited)
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Charles Stapley | ... |
English Officer (uncredited)
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| Joan Swift | ... |
O.R. Nurse (uncredited)
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Werner Umberg | ... |
SS Officer (uncredited)
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James Wheeler | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Roy Hill | ||
Written by
| Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ... | (novel "Slaughterhouse-Five Or The Children's Crusade") |
| Stephen Geller | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jennings Lang | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Monash | ... | producer |
Music by
| Glenn Gould | ||
Cinematography by
| Miroslav Ondrícek | ||
Editing by
| Dede Allen | ||
Editorial Department
| Stephen A. Rotter | ... | assistant film editor (as Stephen Rotter) |
Casting By
| Marion Dougherty | ||
Production Design by
| Henry Bumstead | ||
Art Direction by
| Alexander Golitzen | ||
| George C. Webb | ... | (as George Webb) |
Set Decoration by
| John McCarthy Jr. | ||
Makeup Department
| John Chambers | ... | makeup artist |
| Mark Reedall | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Lloyd Anderson | ... | unit production manager |
| Ernest B. Wehmeyer | ... | unit production manager (as Ernest Wehmeyer) |
| Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | ... | assistant director (as Ray Gosnell) |
| Tony Cech | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Harvey S. Laidman | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James R. Alexander | ... | sound (as James Alexander) |
| Vincent Connelly | ... | sound effects editor |
| Andrew Kazdin | ... | sound consultant: Glenn Gould |
| Milan R. Novotný | ... | sound (as Milan Novotny) |
| Dick Vorisek | ... | sound re-recordist (as Richard Vorisek) |
| Richard P. Cirincione | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Craig McKay | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Albert Whitlock | ... | matte supervisor |
Stunts
| Max Balchowsky | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Carey Loftin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Steele | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Andy Arnautov | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Steve Rez | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Johnny Walker | ... | camera mechanic (uncredited) |
| Jack Whitman | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Glenn Gould | ... | musician: piano |
| John Strauss | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Charlsie Bryant | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Robert Crawford Jr. | ... | production assistant (as Robert L. Crawford Jr.) |
| Nick Doob | ... | production assistant |
| Enzo A. Martinelli | ... | special photographic consultant (as Enzo Martinelli) |
| Mirek Lux | ... | director's interpreter (uncredited) |
| Dominic Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (France) (theatrical)
- Rank Film Distributors (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (United States) (tv)
- MCA Videocassette (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (Canada) (video) (LaserDisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arrow Video (2019) (United States)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
- King Records (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- King Records (2016) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- NHK BS Premium (2017) (Japan) (tv)
- WOWOW (1991) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Technicolor (color by)
- Universal Title (titles and opticals)
- Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Using his own terminology, Billy Pilgrim is "unstuck in time", which means he is moving between different points in his life uncontrollably, although he is aware of it at certain of those points as witnessed by the letter to the editor he writes to the Ilium Daily News about his situation. Primarily, he is moving between three general time periods and locations. The first is his stint as a GI during WWII, when, as a pacifist, he was acting as a Chaplain's assistant for his unit. This time is largely as a POW, where he was in Dresden the day of the bombing, spending it with among others an older compassionate GI named Edgar Derby, and a brash loudmouth GI named Paul Lazzaro. The second is his life as an optometrist in Ilium in upstate New York, eventually married to the wealthy and overbearing Valencia Merble, and having two offspring, Robert, who would spend his teen-aged years as a semi-delinquent, and Barbara, who would end up much like her mother. And the third is as an abductee on the planet Tralfamadore, along with his devoted dog Spot, and Hollywood starlet Montana Wildhack - who was not averse to taking off her clothes to further her career - the Tralfamadorians who have put them on display. The more time he spends on Tralfamadore, the more he understands the meaning of what is happening to him. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | He survived the deadliest day on Earth! To enjoy the sexiest night in outer space! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although Vonnegut's renowned refrain, "And so it goes", appears over 100 times in the novel, it it is not uttered even once in the movie version. See more » |
| Goofs | When Billy Pilgrim is asked by the American soldiers, "Where's your rifle?", he replies that he doesn't have one because he's a chaplain's assistant. However, in the United States Army, the primary duty of the chaplain's assistant in a combat zone is to protect the chaplain, so all chaplain's assistants must carry rifles. Because Chaplains are considered ministers in uniform they are forbidden from carrying weapons even when in combat zone. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Clock (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Concerto No. 5 for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 - 2nd movement 'Largo' See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The Universal logo does not appear on this film. See more » |
| 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. See more » |