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is a 1970 American satirical black comedy war film written by
Buck Henry
and directed by
Mike Nichols
, starring
Alan Arkin
,
Bob Balaban
,
Martin Balsam
,
Richard Benjamin
,
Olimpia Carlisi
,
Marcel Dalio
,
Art Garfunkel
(his acting debut),
Jack Gilford
,
Charles Grodin
,
Bob Newhart
,
Anthony Perkins
,
Austin Pendleton
,
Paula Prentiss
,
Martin Sheen
,
Jon Voight
and
Orson Welles
.
The film is an adaptation of Joseph Heller's 1961
novel of the same name
.
Plot
[
]
Capt. John Yossarian (
Alan Arkin
) is a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during World War II. Attempting to cope with the madness of armed conflict, Yossarian struggles to find a way out of his wartime reality. Surrounded by eccentric military officers, such as the opportunistic 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder (
Jon Voight
), Yossarian must resort to extreme measures to escape his dire and increasingly absurd situation. |
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## Catch-22
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"The anti-war satire of epic proportions."
### **Directed by**
[Mike Nichols](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Nichols "Mike Nichols")
### **Screenplay by**
Buck Henry
### **Based on**
*[Catch-22](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22 "wikipedia:Catch-22")* (novel)
by Joseph Heller
### **Starring**
[Alan Arkin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Arkin "Alan Arkin")
[Martin Balsam](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Balsam "Martin Balsam")
[Richard Benjamin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Benjamin "Richard Benjamin")
Art Garfunkel
Jack Gilford
Buck Henry
[Bob Newhart](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Newhart "Bob Newhart")
[Anthony Perkins](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Perkins "Anthony Perkins")
Paula Prentiss
[Martin Sheen](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Sheen "Martin Sheen")
[Jon Voight](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Voight "Jon Voight")
[Orson Welles](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Orson_Welles "Orson Welles")
### **Distributed by**
[Paramount Pictures](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Paramount_Pictures "Paramount Pictures")
### **Running time**
122 minutes
### **Country**

United States
### **Rating**

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***Catch-22*** is a 1970 American satirical black comedy war film written by Buck Henry and directed by [Mike Nichols](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Nichols "Mike Nichols"), starring [Alan Arkin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Arkin "Alan Arkin"), Bob Balaban, [Martin Balsam](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Balsam "Martin Balsam"), [Richard Benjamin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Benjamin "Richard Benjamin"), Olimpia Carlisi, Marcel Dalio, Art Garfunkel (his acting debut), Jack Gilford, [Charles Grodin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Grodin "Charles Grodin"), [Bob Newhart](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Newhart "Bob Newhart"), [Anthony Perkins](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Perkins "Anthony Perkins"), Austin Pendleton, Paula Prentiss, [Martin Sheen](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Martin_Sheen "Martin Sheen"), [Jon Voight](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Voight "Jon Voight") and [Orson Welles](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Orson_Welles "Orson Welles").
The film is an adaptation of Joseph Heller's 1961 [novel of the same name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22 "wikipedia:Catch-22").
## Plot\[ \]
Capt. John Yossarian ([Alan Arkin](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Arkin "Alan Arkin")) is a pilot stationed in the Mediterranean who flies bombing missions during World War II. Attempting to cope with the madness of armed conflict, Yossarian struggles to find a way out of his wartime reality. Surrounded by eccentric military officers, such as the opportunistic 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder ([Jon Voight](https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Voight "Jon Voight")), Yossarian must resort to extreme measures to escape his dire and increasingly absurd situation.
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