Slaughterhouse-Five
Billy Pilgrim lives —from time to time to time…
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.
- Director
- George Roy Hill
- Signature
- Drama · Wonder · Action
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Slaughterhouse-Five actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Slaughterhouse-Five appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Time Travel Movies Ranked #28
Placed at #28 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $3M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Mar 15, 1972
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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