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Catch-22
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Catch-22 is a 1970 American comedy drama and black comedy war film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller, the movie stars Alan Arkin, Richard Benjamin, Buck Henry, and Bob Newhart. Produced by John Calley and Martin Ransohoff, it was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The narrative is set in Italy during World War II and focuses on aviation.
The film was shot in black-and-white with cinematography by David Watkin and editing by Sam O'Steen. Its score incorporates music by Richard Strauss. Running for 121 or 122 minutes, the production had a budget of 18,000,000 and generated 24,911,670 in revenue. It is associated with the New Hollywood movement and carries the tagline regarding the personal nature of killing in war.
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6.7A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
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
Themes
- suicide
- island
- based on novel or book
- fascism
- world war ii
- bomber
- satire
- us army
- fascist
- soldier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Catch-22
- Main subject
- aviation
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Buck Henry
- Cast member
- Bruce Kirby
- Composer
- Richard Strauss
- Producer
- Martin Ransohoff
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Narrative location
- Italy
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 903185
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Catch22-1970 opening.jpg
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- publication date
- 1970-06-24
- film editor
- Sam O'Steen
- title
- Catch-22
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Joseph Heller
- Commons category
- Catch-22 (film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81%
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