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Directed by | |||
| Mike Nichols | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Joseph Heller | (novel) | |
| Buck Henry | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Calley | .... | producer | |
| Martin Ransohoff | .... | producer | |
| Clive Reed | .... | associate producer | |
Non-Original Music by | |||
| Richard Strauss | (from "Also sprach Zarathustra") | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| David Watkin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sam O'Steen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Alan Shayne | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Richard Sylbert | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Harold Michelson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ray Moyer | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ernest Adler | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ernest Adler | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Del Armstrong | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Giancarlo De Leonardis | .... | hair department head (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Jack Corrick | .... | production manager | |
| Joe L. Cramer | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Martin Cohan | .... | second assistant director | |
| Ronald R. Grow | .... | second assistant director (as Ron Grow) | |
| John Jordan | .... | second unit director | |
| Andrew Marton | .... | second unit director | |
| Alan McCabe | .... | second unit director | |
| Edward Teets | .... | assistant director (as Edward A. Teets) | |
Art Department | |||
| Robert Schultz | .... | property master | |
| Harold Michelson | .... | storyboard artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Howard Beals | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Larry Jost | .... | sound recordist (as Lawrence O. Jost) | |
| Elden Ruberg | .... | sound recordist | |
| Greg Dillon | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Lee Vasque | .... | special effects | |
| Albert Whitlock | .... | special photographic effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Robin Browne | .... | optical effects cameraman (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Phil Adams | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Baxley | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ron Burke | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Richard E. Butler | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Alex Sharp | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Frank Tallman | .... | stunt pilot (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Ewens | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Bud Gaunt | .... | key grip | |
| Earl Gilbert | .... | gaffer | |
| Alan McCabe | .... | camera operator | |
| Nelson Tyler | .... | helicopter photographer | |
| Harold E. Wellman | .... | photographer: second unit (as Harold Wellman) | |
| Ronald B. MacKenzie | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Robert Willoughby | .... | special still photographer (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jose Villaverde | .... | local casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ernest Adler | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Lambert Marks | .... | wardrobe: men | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stu Linder | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Fritz Reiner | .... | conductor | |
| June Edgerton | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
| John C. Hammell | .... | supervising music editor (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Salvador Gutiérrez | .... | transportation captain (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Baccio Bandini | .... | production coordinator: Rome | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer | |
| Major Alexander Gerry | .... | technical advisor | |
| Geoffrey Horne | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Meta Rebner | .... | script supervisor | |
| Frank Tallman | .... | flying supervisor (as Frank G. Tallman) | |
| James S. Appleby | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| John Bagley | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Berg | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Jack Biven | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Frank Blaha | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| 'Junior' Burchinal | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Ray Burkhead | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Louis Odell Burton | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Burtt | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Richard Fisher | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Bill Fritz | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Hal Gray | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Barney Green | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Don Hackett | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Les Hall | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Dan Hill | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Marvin Jackson | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Danny Johnson | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Jenner Knight | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Steward Kunkee | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Paolo Lucidi | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| 'Skip' Marsh | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Mike McDonald | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Edward Mitrani | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Thomas H. Mooney | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Don Ornbaum | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Frank L. Pine | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Charles Rector | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Wendell 'Bill' Reid | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Terry Rossi | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Jim Speers | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Len 'Stoney' Stonich | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Frank Tallman | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| David Viviano | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| David Voltz | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Forrest Watson | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
| Rick Wilson | .... | pilot: B-25 (uncredited) | |
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I, for one, had NOT read the novel before viewing Catch-22, and I absolutely LOVED it! I believe it ranks as one of the best films ever made! It certainly ranks with Carnal Knowledge and the Graduate as the best pieces of work Mike Nichols ever made. Alan Arkin gives by far the best performance of his entire career. The rest of the cast is nearly perfect. It is a long movie, and moves at a very quick clip. Like 2001: A Space Odyssey, it begs to be viewed again and again. I love the close-up photography, which adds to the sense of claustrophobia & combustibility of the "insane war" situation of the characters. There are no panoramic vistas of Italy here. In fact, Italy has probably never looked so ugly in a movie. I love the way the action moves from scene to scene based on the thoughts of the characters, rather then strictly chronologically -- a technique Quentin Tarantino has utilized throughout his more recent career. Unlike most of the rest of you, I love the pacing. I love the hilarious, fast-paced first hour of the film, and then I love the slower, somber, horrific second hour. Later, I read the novel, and while it's certainly true that everything in the novel could not possibly have been used in the movie, I prefer to judge the movie strictly on its own merits. It seems as though most of you prefer to compare the two. I always like to see the movie first. Case in point: I believe I liked the World According To Garp so much because I had never read the novel before -- I had no preconceived notions of what the characters looked like, or how they should behave. Then, when I read the novel, I realized that all the action of the book could not possibly have been used in the film, but the film gave me a good, solid basis from which to begin reading the book. Was the movie is "good as the book?" Of course not. Is it ever? Was To Kill A Mockingbird as good as the book. Again, of course not. But didn't you love the movie anyway. Same with Catch-22. NOT comparing it to the book, but comparing it strictly to every other movie I've ever seen, it ranks as my favorite war movie of all time, my favorite comedy of all time, my favorite film of 1970 (a year full of good movies), and one of my favorites, period. It is a classic. Rent it. Watch it over and over again. It's well worth it!