Catch-22 (film)
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| - | '''''Catch-22''''' is a [[1970 in film|1970]] [[war film]] adapted from the [[Catch-22|book of the same name]] by [[Joseph Heller]]. Considered a [[black comedy]] revolving around the "lunatic characters" of Heller's satirical novel,<ref> Dolan 1985, p. 97.</ref> the film was mired in production problems and artistic issues that led to its commercial failure.<ref name= "Orriss p. 189">Orriss 1984, p. 189.</ref> | + | '''''Catch-22''''' is a [[1970 in film|1970]] [[war film]] adapted from the [[Catch-22|book of the same name]] by [[Joseph Heller]]. Considered a [[black comedy]] revolving around the "lunatic characters" of Heller's satirical novel, the film was mired in production problems and artistic issues that led to its commercial failure. |
| Although a talented production team – which included director [[Mike Nichols]] and screenwriter [[Buck Henry]] (who also acted in the film) – worked on the film for two years, the complex task of recreating a [[World War II]] bomber base and translating an anti-war satire proved daunting. Besides Henry, the cast included [[Alan Arkin]], [[Martin Balsam]], [[Richard Benjamin]], [[Norman Fell]], [[Art Garfunkel]], [[Jack Gilford]], [[Bob Newhart]], [[Anthony Perkins]], [[Paula Prentiss]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[Jon Voight]] and [[Orson Welles]]. | Although a talented production team – which included director [[Mike Nichols]] and screenwriter [[Buck Henry]] (who also acted in the film) – worked on the film for two years, the complex task of recreating a [[World War II]] bomber base and translating an anti-war satire proved daunting. Besides Henry, the cast included [[Alan Arkin]], [[Martin Balsam]], [[Richard Benjamin]], [[Norman Fell]], [[Art Garfunkel]], [[Jack Gilford]], [[Bob Newhart]], [[Anthony Perkins]], [[Paula Prentiss]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[Jon Voight]] and [[Orson Welles]]. | ||
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Catch-22 is a 1970 war film adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. Considered a black comedy revolving around the "lunatic characters" of Heller's satirical novel, the film was mired in production problems and artistic issues that led to its commercial failure.
Although a talented production team – which included director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry (who also acted in the film) – worked on the film for two years, the complex task of recreating a World War II bomber base and translating an anti-war satire proved daunting. Besides Henry, the cast included Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Norman Fell, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight and Orson Welles.
