Catch-22 is a movie directed by Mike Nichols in 1970 and based on the book of the same name by Joseph Heller, first published in 1961. The movie features Alan Arkin, Orson Welles, Jon Voight, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, and others.
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Storyline
Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bombardier, is stationed on the Mediterranean base on Pianosa during World War II. Futilely appealing to his commanding officer, Colonel Cathcart, who continually increases the number of missions required to rotate home before anyone can reach it, Yossarian learns that even a mental breakdown is no release when Doc Daneeka explains the Catch-22 the Army Air Corps employs.
Movie vs Book
Year
1970
Minutes
122
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1961
Pages
453
Book Rate
7.96
S: Goodreads
Book
Catch-22
Author: Joseph Heller
Country: USA
First published in: 1961
Length: 453 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Catch-22
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Luke Davies, David Michôd
User polls & recommendations
“I have become so used to having people say, 'We loved your movie' instead of 'We read your book' that now I merely say, 'Thanks.'”
CHARLES R. JACKSON (Writer)
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