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The Illustrated Man (1969) Facts
| Director(s) | Jack Smight |
| Producer(s) | Ted Mann |
| Featured Cast | Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers |
| Total Facts | 4 |
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this film has the record for longest time applying make-up each day, at 20 hours.
Average Shot Length = ~6.8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.1 seconds.
Make-up director Gordon Bau and a team of eight assistants spent ten hours applying the temporary tattoos to Rod Steiger's torso, plus another full day tattooing his hands, legs and lower body.
When Jack Smight contacted Ray Bradbury about buying the rights to "The Illustrated Man", Bradbury informed him he would sell it if Smight hired Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman or Rod Steiger for the lead role.