Catch-22
“The nice thing about war is that the person who kills you really has nothing against you. Personally.”
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
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Cast
37 people
Alan Arkin
Capt. John Yossarian
Known for
Argo
Gattaca
Martin Balsam
Col. Cathcart
Known for
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Richard Benjamin
Maj. Danby
Known for
Westworld
The Last of Sheila
Art Garfunkel
Capt. Nately
Known for
The Rebound
Bad Timing
Jack Gilford
Dr. "Doc" Daneeka
Known for
Cocoon
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Buck Henry
Lt. Col. Korn
Known for
The Graduate
Gloria
Bob Newhart
Maj. Major Major
Known for
The Rescuers
Elf
Anthony Perkins
Chaplain Capt. A.T. Tappman
Known for
Psycho
The Trial
Paula Prentiss
Nurse Duckett
Known for
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
The Parallax View
Martin Sheen
1st Lt. Dobbs
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
Jon Voight
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Orson Welles
Brigadier General Dreedle
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Mike Nichols Director · Buck Henry Screenplay Joseph Heller Author
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $18M · United States release June 24, 1970
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,911,670
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Filmways Pictures
Production
Filmways Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
United States · June 24, 1970
Theatrical
Argentina
August 12, 1971 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 1970 · Theatrical
Austria
January 15, 1971 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 4, 1971 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Canada
May 22, 2001 · Digital · DVD premier
Colombia
October 21, 1971 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 13, 1971 · Theatrical
Finland
January 15, 1971 · Theatrical
France
February 3, 1971 · Theatrical
Germany
January 22, 1971 · Theatrical
February 10, 2008 · Theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
January 6, 1972 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 7, 1972 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
February 12, 1971 · Theatrical
February 20, 1971 · Theatrical · Torino
March 5, 1971 · Theatrical · Milano
Japan
October 16, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 1971 · Theatrical
Norway
April 10, 1971 · Theatrical
Poland
June 27, 2011 · TV
Portugal
January 2, 1971 · Theatrical
May 16, 1975 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 21, 1972 · Premiere · Belgrade ' FEST72'
Spain
March 25, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 28, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 17, 1970 · Premiere · London
September 18, 1970 · Theatrical
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