The Illustrated Man (film)

The Illustrated Man is a 1969 American science fiction film directed by Jack Smight and starring Rod Steiger. The film is based on three short stories from the 1951 collection The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury The Veldt, The Long Rain, and The Last Night of the World.

The Illustrated Man comprises three science fiction short stories from Ray Bradburys collection of short stories The Illustrated Man. Howard B. Kreitsek wrote the screenplay that encompassed the stories The Veldt, The Long Rain, and The Last Night of the World, Jack Smight directed the film. Bradbury was not consulted for the adaptation. The author sold story rights to the film in December 1967 for 85,000, but he did not sell the film rights.clarification needed Since the collection included eighteen short stories, Smight chose three stories and used the carnival sideshow freak who appeared in the collections prologue and epilogue as the films primary narrative. As the tattooed man, the director cast Rod Steiger, whom he had known since the 1950s.The Illustrated Man was considered a critical and financial failure. Time wrote, Responsibility for the failure of The Illustrated Man must rest with Director Jack Smight. He has committed every possible error of style and taste, including the inexcusable fault of letting Steiger chew up every piece of scenery in sight. ........

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