Steiger was cast as a short-tempered tattooed man with soon-to-be ex-wife Claire Bloom in the science fiction picture '' The Illustrated Man '' ( 1969 ) . The film was a critical and commercial failure , and Ray Bradbury , who wrote the screenplay , said : " Rod was very good in it , but it was n't a good film ... the script was terrible " . Steiger had better luck alongside Bloom later that year in Peter Hall 's British drama '' Three into Two Wo n't Go '' , playing an Irishman who cheats on his wife with a young hiker . It was entered into the Berlin International Film Festival and became the 19th most popular film at the UK box office in 1969
Berlin International Film Festival
19th Berlin International Film Festival
Rod Steiger