CATCH-22 (1970)

 

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Based on the novel by: Joseph Heller

Starring: Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Olimpia Carlisi, Marcel Dalio, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Charles Grodin, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Austin Pendleton, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Peter Bonerz, Jon Korkes, Richard Libertini, Buck Henry, Jon Voight, Susanne Benton, Norman Fell, Orson Welles

122 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, nudity)

PLOT:

WWII, the Mediterranean theatre: Captain Yossarian is the bombardier of a B-25 medium bomber. His squadron's missions largely involve bombing targets on the Italian mainland. A veteran of countless missions, he has become cynical about the war and pessimistic about his chances of surviving. He should have been rotated home a long time ago, but the Wing's Commanding Officer, Colonel Cathcart, keeps raising the number of missions required to rotate out. Yossarian hits upon a plan to get sent home, but there's a catch.

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