Catch-22

Based On the book by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 is a 1970 American satirical comedy war film adapted from the 1961 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 Mediterranean base during World War II, 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 in his acting debut, Jack Gilford, Charles Grodin, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Austin Pendleton, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, and Orson Welles. Garfunkel's songwriting partner Paul Simon also appeared, but his scenes were cut.

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Release date:

June 24, 1970

Director:

Mike Nichols

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Richard Benjamin, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins

Genre:

War, Comedy drama, Black comedy, Satirical, Romantic comedy

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1970 in adaptations