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Catch-22 is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mike Nichols released in USA on 24 june 1970 with Alan Arkin

Catch-22 (1970)

Catch-22
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Released in USA 24 june 1970
Length 2h2
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating70% 3.547483.547483.547483.547483.54748

Catch-22 is a 1970 satirical comedy-drama war film adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. In creating a black comedy revolving around the "lunatic characters" of Heller's satirical anti-war novel set at a fictional World War II Mediterranean base, director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry (also in the cast) worked on the film script for two years, converting Heller's complex novel to the medium of film.

The cast included Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Italian actress Olimpia Carlisi, French comedian Marcel Dalio, Art Garfunkel (his acting debut), Jack Gilford, Charles Grodin, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, and Orson Welles.

Synopsis

Captain Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombardier, is stationed on the Mediterranean base on Pianosa during World War II. Along with his squadron members, Yossarian is committed to flying dangerous missions, and after watching friends die, he seeks a means of escape.

Actors

Alan Arkin

(Capt. John Yossarian)
Martin Balsam

(Col. Cathcart)
Richard Benjamin

(Maj. Danby)
Art Garfunkel

(Capt. Nately)
Jack Gilford

(Dr. "Doc" Daneeka)
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