Slaughterhouse Five ★★ 1972 (R) A suburban optometrist becomes "unstuck" in time and flits randomly through the experiences of his life, from the Dresden bombing to an extraterrestrial zoo. Noticed at Cannes but not at theatres; ambitious failure to adapt Kurt Vonnegut's odd novel. 104m/C VHS, DVD. Sharon Gans, Roberts Blossom, Michael Sacks, Valerie Perrine, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Perry King;
Director:
George Roy Hill;
Writer:
Stephen Geller;
Writer:
Miroslav Ondricek;
Cameo:
Glenn Gould. Cannes '72: Special Jury Prize.
