---
title: 'Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Roy Hill'
released: '1972-03-15'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'War'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/slaughterhouse-five-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069280/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

1972 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy, War, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1972 American comedy-drama military science fiction film directed by George Roy Hill and produced by Paul Monash, from a screenplay by Stephen Geller, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut. The film stars Michael Sacks as Billy Pilgrim, who is "unstuck in time" and has no control over where he is going next. It also stars Ron Leibman as Paul Lazzaro and Valerie Perrine in her film debut as Montana Wildhack.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Geller](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-geller), [Kurt Vonnegut](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-vonnegut)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Glenn Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-gould)
- **Producer:** [Paul Monash](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-monash)
- **Director of Photography:** [Miroslav Ondříček](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-ondricek)
- **Director:** [George Roy Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-roy-hill)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen)

## Cast

- [Michael Sacks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sacks) as Billy Pilgrim
- [Kevin Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-conway) as Roland Weary
- [Ladislav Jakim](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-jakim)
- [Friedrich von Ledebur](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-von-ledebur) as German Leader
- [Sorrell Booke](https://cinepixo.com/people/sorrell-booke) as Lionel Merble
- [John Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wood) as English Officer
- [Perry King](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-king) as Robert Pilgrim
- [Roberts Blossom](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberts-blossom) as Wild Bob Cody
- [Valerie Perrine](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-perrine) as Montana Wildhack
- [Karl-Otto Alberty](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-otto-alberty) as German Guard
- [Oto Ševčík](https://cinepixo.com/people/oto-sevcik)
- [Alexander Allerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-allerson)
- [Ron Leibman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-leibman) as Paul Lazzaro
- [Henry Bumstead](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-bumstead) as Eliot Rosewater
- [Eugene Roche](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-roche) as Edgar Derby

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