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The Illustrated Man [1969]
starring: Jack Smight|Rod Steiger|Claire Bloom
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014780128477
Format: HiFi Sound, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: August 14, 1995
Running Time: 98 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1969
Sales Rank: 10911

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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rod Steiger at his best
We all know that in most cases the movie is a poor reflection of the book it is based on. This is in movie about stories within a story. It is very well paced to give you a feel for what is happening and time to anticipate what may happen. Rod Steiger has time to really act instead is being a cameo. The stories are naturally imaginative. The sets are well designed to bring out the nuances and display the implications of the character's actions. In all this is a very well designed movie for 1969.

A man is encountered who has skin Illustrations all over his body. Each illustration represents a tale from the future. The illustrations come to life and tell a tale of doom or impending doom. In this way ray Bradbury can tell related but ... Read More:


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An Illustration of Sixties Sci Fi
As one of the elite films in the kitsch sixties sci-fi genre, Illustrated Man will keep you fixed in a what-next? fascination. Rod Stieger plays the main role in what seems to be an experimental choice style of film for him.

Originally a normal man, Steiger is cursed by a mysterious female tattooist who seduces him into being covered in supernatural tattoos. He is left with no choice but to join a travelling freak show. People who stare into his tattoos find themselves seeing there own future and not liking what they see.

Find yourself experiencing the future, the past, other dimensions and stark madness on levels quite rare for films of this age. This film is quite unique and is an accomplishment for the late Steiger ... Read More:

 



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