Catch-22
Directed by Mike Nichols
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality", and of a bureaucratic society in general.
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Catch-22 Ratings & Reviews
- Dad14 July 2025Alan Arkan was good amongst a fairly big cast for the time although, it's probably better if you had read the book.
- mitrus8313 January 2026Book has much more details, but this is peace of great Cinema.
- ahwoo29 November 2025Although the book is better, this is a worthy film to watch. WW2 satire at its best.
Catch-22 Trivia
Catch-22 was released on 24 June 1970.
Catch-22 was directed by Mike Nichols.
Catch-22 has a runtime of 2h 1m.
Catch-22 was produced by John Calley, Martin Ransohoff.
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation. Catch-22 is a parody of a "military mentality", and of a bureaucratic society in general.
The key characters in Catch-22 are Capt. John Yossarian (Alan Arkin), Col. Cathcart (Martin Balsam), Maj. Danby (Richard Benjamin).
Catch-22 is rated 15.
Catch-22 is a Comedy, War, Drama film.
Catch-22 has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
Catch-22 had a budget of US$18M.
Catch-22 has made US$24.9M at the box office.