1970 · 121 min · R

Catch-22

Name: Catch-22
Genre: War, Comedy
Released: 1970
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford

Directed by Mike Nichols · War, Comedy

Catch-22 (1970) is a War film, directed by Mike Nichols set in Pianosa during the 1940s. It runs 121 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of war's cost and power & corruption play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Cinematography

David Watkin

Cast

Alan ArkinMartin BalsamRichard BenjaminArt GarfunkelJack GilfordBuck HenryBob NewhartAnthony Perkins

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Pianosa

Setting

Island Coastal Sea

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

War's Cost Power & Corruption

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

SatiricalDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Historical Fiction

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Catch-22

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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