Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas

A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos, is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him. Each tattoo hides a futuristic story, which you experience when you stare...( read more  read more... ) at it.

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PG, 103 min.

Directed by: Jack Smight

Release Date: March 26, 1969

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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006

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  • December 20, 2008
    Based on book by ray bradbury . sci-fi/fantasy flick. 1969 effects and sets are funky.
  • November 14, 2007
    Rod Steiger's acting skills, Jerry Goldsmith's score and Claire Bloom's graceful presence are the only good points of this predictable and poorly executed film.
  • October 11, 2009
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  • October 6, 2009
    It was directed by Jack Smight and starred Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and others, including Don Dubbins. The film contains adaptations of "The Veldt", "The Long Rain", "The Last Night of the World"[1] and expands the prologue and epilogue with intermittent scenes and flashbacks o...( read more)f how the illustrations came to be. A short documentary, The Making of The Illustrated Man[2], details the process the filmmakers used to cover Steiger's body in mock tattoos and shows actors and filmmakers preparing for the movie.
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  • April 4, 2009
    Rod Steiger and his wife Claire bloom star in this 1969 version of Ray Bradbury's story. Steiger's method acting style is overwhelming at times against supporting actor Robert Drivas mild manner & the hoaky and annoying 1960s soundtrack doesn't help; but overall an interesting f...( read more)ilm and very representative of late 1960s Hollywood movie.
  • April 3, 2008
    I seen this a long time ago. Would love to see it again.
  • March 12, 2007
    3 stoires linked together upon looking into the magic of the tragic living tatoos. Go open your mind up well!
  • February 14, 2007
    This seemed so much cooler when I was young. Viewing now did not live up to the memory.

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