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Adaptation of Joseph Heller's classic anti-war novel, set in 1944 on a US Air Force base. As the number of bombing raids increases, a captain finds his life becoming ever more bizarre and horrific. He decides to have himself declared mentally unfit to fly but soon learns that, since no sane person would want to fly, anyone making such a request must be sane - and that the logic of this deadly Catch-22 operates at every turn.

Keywords:

Comedy, War, Historical, History, Based-on-Novel, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, Nudity, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(1970) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Martin Sheen	.... 1st Lt. Dobbs
Peter Bonerz	.... Capt. J.S. McWatt
Bob Newhart	.... Maj. Major Major Major
Alan Arkin	.... Capt. John Yossarian
Jon Voight	.... 1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
Richard Benjamin	.... Maj. Danby
Orson Welles	.... Brig. Gen. Dreedle

Supporting Cast:

Charles Grodin	.... Capt. Aarfy Aardvark
Martin Balsam	.... Col. Cathcart
Jack Gilford	.... Dr. 'Doc' Daneeka
Anthony Perkins	.... Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Bob Balaban	.... Capt. Orr
Paula Prentiss	.... Nurse Duckett
Norman Fell	.... First Sgt. Towser
Buck Henry	.... Lt. Col. Korn
Austin Pendleton	.... Lt. Col. Moodus
Art Garfunkel	.... Capt. Nately
Susanne Benton	.... Dreedle's WAC
Gina Rovere	.... Nately's whore
Jon Korkes	.... Snowden

Directors:

Mike Nichols

Writers:

Joseph Heller
Buck Henry