THE SCIENCE FICTION MASTERPIECE BASED ON THE CLASSIC BY KURT VONNEGUT JR
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
"A MASTERPIECE THAT GRIPS US, MAKES US TIGHT, CAPTIVATES US." L'OBS
Billy Pilgrim's behavior increasingly worries his loved ones. This veteran of the Second World War claims to have the ability to travel through time and space. He revisits the different periods of his past and future life: his captivity in Germany and the terrible bombing of Dresden that he witnessed, his orderly family life in the United States, until his own death and his stay on an alien planet...
Jury Prize at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, Slaughterhouse 5 is the brilliant adaptation to the cinema of a modern science fiction classic written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Praised by the author himself for its fidelity to his novel, Slaughterhouse 5 benefits from a memorable score by the famous pianist Glenn Gould and a tight direction by George Roy Hill ( Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ) who borrows from a multitude of genres (war film, comedy, science fiction) to deliver a moving reflection on the meaning of existence. To be discovered for the first time on Blu-ray™ in France in its sumptuous 4K restoration!
ABATTOIR 5 by George Roy Hill
(1972 - Colors - 103 min)
High Definition Master
Original version with French subtitles and French version
Limited Prestige Edition Blu-ray
Unreleased on Blu-ray
EPL (LIMITED PRESTIGE EDITION) #24
// THE FILM IN BLU-RAY
// SUPPLEMENTS
. THE EVOLUTION OF PILGRIM: THE FILMING OF " ABATTOIR 5 " (14 min – HD)
Actor Perry King looks back on his first steps in cinema with the role of Robert Pilgrim, the archetype of the son of a good American family, and on his relationship with George Roy Hill on the set, which was very simple.
. HOOK UP TIME: " ABATTOIR 5 ", THE DOCUMENTARY (15 min – HD)
Assistant producer Robert Crawford, Jr. also directed a behind-the-scenes documentary on Slaughterhouse 5 , which was never completed. It chronicles the filming between the United States and the Czech Republic and George Roy Hill's involvement in the film.
. THE PILGRIM OF OZ (16 min)
Dark version of the Wizard of Oz , Slaughterhouse 5 celebrates, through the character of Billy the survivor, the power of the imagination. An analysis of the film by Jean-Baptiste Thoret, film historian and director.
. ORIGINAL TRAILER
// INCLUDES MANY MEMORABILIA
. FACSIMILE OF THE PERIOD PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE
. SET OF 12 LOBBY CARDS
. POSTER
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version / French Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 format respected • Colors • Film duration: 103 mins
Released on April 18, 2023
