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5.7/10   1,002 votes
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Director:
Jack Smight
Writers:
Ray Bradbury (book)
Howard B. Kreitsek (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 March 1969 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Don't dare stare at the illustrated man.
Plot:
A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos, is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Heroes: Ink In The Answers
 (From BuddyTV. 29 September 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)
Frank Darabont on Upcoming 'Illustrated Man' Project
 (From CinemaSpy. 28 June 2009, 9:20 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
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Cast

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Rod Steiger ... Carl
Claire Bloom ... Felicia
Robert Drivas ... Willie
Don Dubbins ... Pickard
Jason Evers ... Simmons
Tim Weldon ... John
Christine Matchett ... Anna
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16
Company:
SKM more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~6.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.1 seconds. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Carl first arrives at Felicia's house, Felicia is wearing a black robe with a 2 inch wide green satin trim on the sleeves. In the scene where she gives Carl a glass of lemonade and then holds his hand, it is plainly visible that the trim is completely torn along a seam. Felicia then walks into another room and starts unfolding something at a table. The same seam is visible again, but it's now intact and not torn. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Felicia: Each person who tries to see beyond his own time must face questions to which there cannot yet be proven answers.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) more

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20 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
It WAS real, 31 October 2004
7/10
Author: justbethy from Londoner Lost in Texas

OK, too wild..I was about 7 when I saw this movie in the UK. I have thought over the years it was just an odd dream I had but there it was, on t.v. late one night. Totally freaked me out. Steiger is a major under rated actor to this generation. (umm it was 30 years ago I first saw the movie. You do the math) No wonder I thought it was a dream...a veratiable kalidascope of images. the kids with the lion. That house. It is well worth watching if only to see why you shouldn't do drugs. The 60's LSD influence is very strong here i think. All these years I was fascinated by tattoos and now I know why. Its the sort of film you never forget but cant clearly recall. There's no telling what it did to my subconscious.

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