Catch-22

Catch-22 is a 1961 novel by American novelist Joseph Heller.

The movie

Catch-22 was adapted into a 1970 motion picture. Mike Nichols was the director; the screenplay was written by Buck Henry, who also acted in the film.

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1970 - Motion picture - Mike Nichols - Buck Henry

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Along with Henry, the cast included Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Jon Voight, Richard Benjamin, and Orson Welles. It was not regarded as a great success, earning less money and acclaim than M*A*S*H, another antiwar-themed black comedy from the same year.

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Alan Arkin - Art Garfunkel - Bob Newhart - Anthony Perkins - Paula Prentiss - Jon Voight - Richard Benjamin - Orson Welles - M*A*S*H - Black comedy

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The adaptation to film changed the book's plot substantially. Several story arcs are left out, and many characters in the movie speak the dialogue and experience the events of other characters in the book. This significantly alters the implications of some events.

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However, the film's editing does preserve the book's fragmented structure, making associative leaps rather than conventional transitions from episode to episode.

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Despite these changes, Heller approved of the film, according to a commentary by Nichols and Steven Soderbergh included on some DVD's. According to Nichols, Heller was particularly impressed with a few scenes and bits of dialogue Henry created, and said he wished he could have included them in the novel.

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Steven Soderbergh - DVD

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