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Catch-22
“Catch-22,” directed by Mike Nichols, is a darkly comedic adaptation of Joseph Heller’s novel, set during World War II. It follows Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier, as he grapples with the absurdities and bureaucratic paradoxes of military life, particularly the infamous “catch” that prevents him from escaping the war.
Views: 57
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Alan Arkin, Anthony Perkins, Art Garfunkel, Bob Newhart, Buck Henry, Jack Gilford, Martin Balsam, Martin Sheen, Paula Prentiss, Richard Benjamin
Country: United States of America
Company: Filmways Productions, Paramount Pictures
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 nominations total
Budget: $18,000,000
Duration: 2h 2min
Release: 1970
Release Date: 1970-06-24
IMDb: 7.1
TMDB: 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 70
FilmAffinity: 6.2