Sunday, November 8, 2009

Slaughterhouse-Five Adaptations

Slaughterhouse-Five was produced as a film in 1972. The screenplay was written by Stephen Geller and it was directed by George Roy Hill. Billy Pilgrim was played by actor Michael Sacks, who was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1973 for his role in the film as “Most Promising Newcomer-Male.”

The novel was also created as a theatrical adaptation in 1996. It was written and directed by Eric Simonson at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, IL. In 1996, it was composed as in opera performance by Hans-Jürgen von Bose at Bavarian State Opera in Munich.

Below is a clip of various significant scenes of the Slaughterhouse-Five.

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