Catch-22

Summary

Catch-22 is a film^[1]. Catch-22 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Catch-22's image is recorded as Catch22-1970 opening.jpg^[3].
• Catch-22's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• Catch-22's director is recorded as Mike Nichols^[5].
• Catch-22's screenwriter is recorded as Buck Henry^[6].
• Catch-22's composer is recorded as Richard Strauss^[7].
• Catch-22's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[8].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[9].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as war film^[10].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as black comedy film^[11].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[12].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as satirical film^[13].
• Catch-22's genre is recorded as romantic comedy film^[14].
• Catch-22's based on is recorded as Catch-22^[15].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Alan Arkin^[16].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Richard Benjamin^[17].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Buck Henry^[18].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Bob Newhart^[19].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Anthony Perkins^[20].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Paula Prentiss^[21].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Martin Sheen^[22].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Jon Voight^[23].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles^[24].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Richard Libertini^[25].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Austin Pendleton^[26].
• Catch-22's cast member is recorded as Norman Fell^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Calley^[28] and Martin Ransohoff^[29]. Catch-22's director is recorded as Mike Nichols^[5]. Catch-22's screenwriter is recorded as Buck Henry^[6]. Cast members include Alan Arkin^[16], Richard Benjamin^[17], Buck Henry^[18], Bob Newhart^[19], Anthony Perkins^[20], and Paula Prentiss^[21].

Publication

Catch-22's publication date is recorded as +1970-06-24T00:00:00Z^[30]. Catch-22's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[31]. Genres include comedy drama^[9], war film^[10], black comedy film^[11], film based on a novel^[12], satirical film^[13], and romantic comedy film^[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II^[32] and aviation^[33]. Catch-22's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[8].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10^[34] and 81%^[35].

Why It Matters

Catch-22 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2] Catch-22 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Catch-22 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]