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The Illustrated Man (1969)

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Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 5

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: In 1933, a man whose body is covered with tattoos searches for the woman who painted him. During his trek, the drifter meets a young man, who envisions three futuristic science-fiction tales, each based on a different tattoo: "The Long... In 1933, a man whose body is covered with tattoos searches for the woman who painted him. During his trek, the drifter meets a young man, who envisions three futuristic science-fiction tales, each based on a different tattoo: "The Long Rain," "The Veldt" and "The Last Night of the World.". [More]

Starring: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Jason Evers

Starring: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Jason Evers, Don Dubbins, Tim Weldon, Christie Matchett

Director: Jack Smight

Director: Jack Smight
Producer: Howard B. Kreitsek, Ted Mann
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Dec 19, 2006

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  • Rod Steiger plays the tattoo-covered title role in this fascinating vision of doom and danger based on the classic short story collection by futurist Ray Bradbury. Robert Drivas portrays a good-natured drifter who can't tear his eyes from Steiger's freakish illustrations. And Claire Bloom is the mysterious seductress who created the "art" that curses its bearer - and comes to life in a nightmarish trio of tales.
  • Two spoiled children turn playtime into slay time (from The Veldt). Shipwrecked astronauts wander across a planet cursed by The Long Rain. And loving parents choose their children's fate when the end nears (from The Last Night of the World). Every one of The Illustrated Man's pictures tells a story. And every story ends in terror.
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    Uma antologia mal disfarçada de unidade narrativa, o filme é terrivelmente datado e conta com um ritmo irregular, desperdiçando o material original de Bradbury.

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    ...sporadically interesting but mostly dull.

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    Interesting if not totally successful adaptation of Bradbury's stories.

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    A peculiar sci-fi film that was loosely adapted from a Ray Bradbury book of short stories.

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