Catch-22

Director: Mike Nichols Mike Nichols

Overview

Sharply critical of the almost surreal bureaucracy of war, this scathing satire is based on Joseph Heller's novel. The story focuses on a group of Air Force pilots in the midst of WWII. The title refers to the twisted logic that makes up the pilots' standard military procedure.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2017
UPC:	0032429282460
Original Release:	1970
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	9,984

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by Mike Nichols & Steven Soderbergh; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alan Arkin	Capt. John Yossarian
Martin Balsam	Col. Cathcart
Richard Benjamin	Maj. Danby
Jack Gilford	Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka
Art Garfunkel	Capt. Nately
Bob Newhart	Maj. Major
Anthony Perkins	Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Paula Prentiss	Nurse Duckett
Martin Sheen	Lt. Dobbs
Jon Voight	Milo Minderbinder
Orson Welles	Gen. Dreedle
Seth Allen	Hungry Joe
Bob Balaban	Capt. Orr
Susanne Benton	Gen. Dreedle's WAC
Peter Bonerz	Capt. McWatt
Norman Fell	Sgt. Towser
Charles Grodin	Aardvark
Buck Henry	Lt. Col. Korn
Austin Pendleton	Col. Moodus
Olimpia Carlisi	Luciana
Marcel Dalio	Old Man
Evi Maltagliati	Old Woman
Elizabeth Wilson	Mother
Liam Dunn	Father
Richard Libertini	Brother
Jon Korkes	Snowden
John Brent	Cathcart's Receptionist
Collin Wilcox-Horne	Nurse Cramer
Phil Roth	Doctor
Bruce Kirby	Doctor
Jack Riley	Doctor
Wendy D'Olive	Aardvark's Girl
Fernanda Vitobello	Kid Sister
Felice Orlandi	Man in Black
Gina Rovere	Nately's Girl
Alan Alda	Extra

Technical Credits

Buck Henry

Mike Nichols	Director
Buck Henry	Screenwriter
John Calley	Producer
Martin Ransohoff	Producer
Lee Vasque	Special Effects
Nelson Tyler	Special Effects
Lawrence Cavanaugh	Special Effects
Tallmantz Aviation	Stunts
Lawrence O. Jost	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

No film could do complete justice to Joseph Heller's acclaimed novel, which in the early 1960s provided a prescient shorthand for an era of official duplicity. But writer Buck Henry's adaptation is faithful to the book, and director Mike Nichols pulls no punches. This biting black comedy and military satire is comparable in some ways to Robert Altman's MASH, if not quite as funny. The story follows Heller's anarchic structure so closely that at times a viewer can get lost. The fine cast reads like a roster of popular late 1960s male stars, including Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Jon Voight, Richard Benjamin, Martin Sheen, and Henry himself.