Comedy

Catch-22

Paramount Pictures

Filmways Pictures

United States of America

English

Italiano

Alan Arkin

Martin Balsam

Richard Benjamin

Art Garfunkel

Jack Gilford

Buck Henry

Bob Newhart

Anthony Perkins

Paula Prentiss

Martin Sheen

Jon Voight

Orson Welles

Bob Balaban

Susanne Benton

Norman Fell

Charles Grodin

Austin Pendleton

Peter Bonerz

Jon Korkes

John Brent

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Philip Roth

Bruce Kirby

Jack Riley

Felice Orlandi

Marcel Dalio

Evi Maltagliati

Elizabeth Wilson

Richard Libertini

Liam Dunn

Olimpia Carlisi

Wendy D'Olive

Gina Rovere

Fernanda Vitobello

Seth Allen

Anne Caprile

Steve DeFrance

Mike Nichols

John Calley

Martin Ransohoff

David Watkin

Sam O'Steen

Phil Adams

Ron Burke

Paul Baxley

Alex Sharp

Frank Tallman

Richard E. Butler

Dick Warlock

Joseph Heller

Maurice Zuberano

Gary Morris

Clive Reed

Alan Shayne

Richard Sylbert

Harold Michelson

Ray Moyer

Ernest Adler

Giancarlo De Leonardis

Del Armstrong

Jack Corrick

Joe L. Cramer

Edward Teets

Larry Jost

Elden Ruberg

Stu Linder

Meta Rebner

Geoffrey Horne

Lee Vasque

Robert Schultz

Bud Gaunt

Earl Gilbert

Alan McCabe

Peter Ewens

Martin Cohan

Ronald R. Grow

Andrew Marton

John M. Jordan

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Alan Arkin is "Yossarian" - a flight bombardier determined to get himself invalided home from combat during WWII. He's been dropping bombs on Italy for ages and is tired of being shot at and is also becoming less sure of his chances of survival each time. He is also quite suspicious of his CO - "Cathcart" (Martin Balsam) who seems to make sure that every time a tour of duty ends, there is another reason for him to stick around. How to get home? Well, he hits on a plan that will bring his mental acuity under suspicion. Thing is, this plan is not without risks and what now ensues is quite a complex analysis of the horrors of a wartime existence. Though I found the predictable comedy elements of this wore thin really quickly, it does offer quite a seriously thought-provoking look at just how warfare can affect a man. The constant pressures of remaining alert and vigilant whilst simultaneously dealing with day-to-day threat and tragedy are quite well illustrated in Mike Nichols' adaptation of the poignant Joseph Heller bestseller. There is a pretty stellar supporting cast, but their largely cameo roles augment rather than outshine the effort from Arkin as things gradually become more immediate for the man. It's very, very verbose and I found the third quarter of the film just a bit slow and contrived - but as a glimpse of just how war might have looked and impacted on the people involved, it's interesting and at times the darker elements of the story are potently effective.

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Alan Arkin

Martin Balsam

Richard Benjamin

Art Garfunkel

Jack Gilford

Buck Henry

Bob Newhart

Anthony Perkins

Paula Prentiss

Martin Sheen

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