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Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five

Billy Pilgrim lives —from time to time to time…

Genres

DramaScience FictionWar

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Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life on a distant planet called Tralfamadore, passing through his bitter experience as a prisoner of war in the German city of Dresden, over which looms the inevitable shadow of an unspeakable tragedy.

Others

Budget

$3200000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

15 March 1972

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Sacks

Michael Sacks

Billy Pilgrim

Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman

Paul Lazzaro

Eugene Roche

Eugene Roche

Derby

Sharon Gans

Sharon Gans

Valencia

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Montana Wildhack

Holly Near

Holly Near

Barbara

Perry King

Perry King

Robert

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Weary

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

German Leader

Ekkehardt Belle

Ekkehardt Belle

Young German Guard

Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke

Lionel Merble

Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

Wild Bob Cody

John Dehner

John Dehner

Rumfoord

Gary Waynesmith

Gary Waynesmith

Stanley

Richard Schaal

Richard Schaal

Campbell

Gilmer McCormick

Gilmer McCormick

Lily

Stan Gottlieb

Stan Gottlieb

Hobo

Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

Group Two German Guard

Henry Bumstead

Henry Bumstead

Eliot Rosewater

Lucille Benson

Lucille Benson

Billy's Mother

John Wood

John Wood

English Officer

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