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Catch-22
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
1970 · Directed by Mike Nichols · 121 min · War · Comedy · 13 frames
Tagline
The nice thing about war is that the person who kills you really has nothing against you. Personally.
Crew
- Screenplay: Buck Henry
- Cinematography: David Watkin
- Edited by: Sam O'Steen
- Production design: Richard Sylbert
- Produced by: John Calley, Martin Ransohoff
Cast
- Alan Arkin as Capt. John Yossarian
- Martin Balsam as Col. Cathcart
- Richard Benjamin as Maj. Danby
- Art Garfunkel as Capt. Nately
- Jack Gilford as Dr. "Doc" Daneeka
- Buck Henry as Lt. Col. Korn
- Bob Newhart as Maj. Major Major
- Anthony Perkins as Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
- Paula Prentiss as Nurse Duckett
- Martin Sheen as 1st Lt. Dobbs
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Italian
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Filmways Pictures
- Budget: $18,000,000
- Box office: $24,911,670
- Themes: suicide, island, based on novel or book, fascism, world war ii, bomber, satire, us army, fascist, soldier
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