The Illustrated Man (film)

The Illustrated Man
A black silhouette of a man with patches of multi-colored abstract tattoos, against a pink background, with a stylized orange line drawing of a long haired woman.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Smight
Screenplay byHoward B. Kreitsek
Based onThe Illustrated Man
1951 stories
by Ray Bradbury
Produced byTed Mann
Howard B. Kreitsek
StarringRod Steiger
Claire Bloom
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date
  • March 26, 1969 (1969-03-26)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Illustrated Man is a 1969 American dark science fiction drama film directed by Jack Smight and starring Rod Steiger as a man whose tattoos on his body represent visions of frightening futures. 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."