*Catch-22* is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth from hilarity to horror. It is outrageously funny and strangely affecting. It is totally original. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off Italy, *Catch-22* is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn't even met keep trying to kill him. *Catch-22* is a microcosm of the twentieth-century world as it might look to someone dangerously sane. It is a novel that lives and moves and grows with astonishing power and vitality -- a masterpiece of our time. - Back cover.
Adaptations (3)
Catch-22 has been adapted 3 times, across film, television film, and television series, from 1970 to 2019.
Catch-221970 · film · 122 min · dir. Mike Nichols · IMDb ↗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.
Pommitamme Pasilasta1970 · television film · 94 min · dir. Veikko Kerttula · IMDb ↗
Catch-222019 · television series · 1 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.7Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence and bureaucracy constantly stand in his way.
