--- product_id: 54093519 title: "Catch-22" price: "€ 10.17" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/54093519-catch-22 store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Catch-22 **Price:** € 10.17 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Catch-22 - **How much does it cost?** € 10.17 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/54093519-catch-22) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Author Joseph Heller's classic anti-war novel was spun into a gargantuan, surrealistic discourse on the madness of army life by director Mike Nichols. Yossarian (Alan Arkin), a WWII bomber pilot feigning insanity to stop being sent on flying missions, leads a colorful gallery of characters, portrayed by Bob Newhart, Orson Welles, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Jon Voight, and Paula Prentiss. 121 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. Review: Catch 22- Comedy with a Punch. - A brand new print of this classic film, perfect and awesome. A great movie; just to have for the future as an example of great comedy with a serious message. Heller wrote the book after World War 2 to warn us about the insanity of war in general, but more specifically about those who profit while others must be counted among the missing, the maimed & the dead. Beware the Milo Minderbinder's! Review: Worthy of Heller's novel - Growing up in the '60s, I thought that Joseph Heller's Catch 22 was one of the great literary achievements of my lifetime -- and I still do. When Mike Nichols' film version came out in 1970, I was disappointed. I'm not sure why I felt that way, except that it's impossible to capture the richness and the many layers of Heller's satyric masterpiece. Just today, I [watched]the recently released DVD version of this film ...for the first time in 30 years. All I can say is, I was blown away. I can't imagine what my 20-year-old self was thinking in 1970 ... this is simply one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Start with David Watkins' astonishing cinematgraphy ... it's reason enough to buy the DVD version. ...he does more dazzling things in the first 10 minutes than all the multimillion dollar special effects in .... There's one scene midway through the film, when Watkins shoots from in front of Yossarian's B-25 in flight -- with his entire squadron behind him -- that has to be seen to be believed. Seeing it again, Buck Henry's script is a masterful adaption of Heller's Rabelasian masterpiece. I think he captures the essense of the novel and even makes a couple of useful additions. Seeing the way he uses the comic elements reminds me of Robert Heinlein's explanation of humor: "We laugh because it hurts to much to cry." (from Stranger in a Strange Land, the OTHER seminal book of my youth!) Alan Arkin's Yossarian is superb -- The highest praise I can give is that it's hard to imagine anyone else playing the role. But the supporting performances are also uniformly excellent -- from Jon Voight to Martin Balsam to Bob Newhart to Jack Gilford to Bob Balaban to Martin Sheen to Art Garfunkel (in his first role). Special mention to Charles Grodin, especially in his final scene after mudering the young girl. One other performance deserves special mention -- the final film appearance of the great Marcel Dalio. Although only on screen for a brief time as the old man in the Roman whorehouse, his performance is, I believe pivotal to the film. It's the moment where the light, almost farcial tone of the film turns into a dark, Fellinieque nightmare. Watch Dalio after he finishes his conversion with Garfunkel, while Arkin takes over the dialogue and the old man sits quietly in the foreground, saying nothing, but continuing his lecture to Garfinkel with his eyes. There's so much more I could rave about .... Pardon my enthusiam. I'm still too overwhelmed by my viewing of the DVD (with a very, very useful commentary by Michael Nichols and Steve Sodenbergh) to sort everything out. But one of the DVD extras did help me understand just a little bit why the movie wasn't more successful -- it had to boast the worst theatrical trailer ever made. .... ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B074GVWHZ1 | | Actors | Alan Arkin, Anthony Perkins, Buck Henry, Martin Balsam, Paula Prentiss | | Best Sellers Rank | #20,086 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #243 in Military & War (Movies & TV) #2,318 in Comedy (Movies & TV) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,048) | | Director | Mike Nichols | | Dubbed: | French | | Item model number | catch-22 | | MPAA rating | R (Restricted) | | Media Format | Subtitled | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.05 ounces | | Release date | September 26, 2017 | | Run time | 2 hours and 1 minute | | Studio | Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment | | Subtitles: | English | ## Product Details - **Format:** Subtitled - **Genre:** Comedy, War - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 1 minute ## Images ![Catch-22 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71S-s2jHvaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Catch 22- Comedy with a Punch. *by G***N on February 4, 2026* A brand new print of this classic film, perfect and awesome. A great movie; just to have for the future as an example of great comedy with a serious message. Heller wrote the book after World War 2 to warn us about the insanity of war in general, but more specifically about those who profit while others must be counted among the missing, the maimed & the dead. Beware the Milo Minderbinder's! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worthy of Heller's novel *by A***N on June 11, 2001* Growing up in the '60s, I thought that Joseph Heller's Catch 22 was one of the great literary achievements of my lifetime -- and I still do. When Mike Nichols' film version came out in 1970, I was disappointed. I'm not sure why I felt that way, except that it's impossible to capture the richness and the many layers of Heller's satyric masterpiece. Just today, I [watched]the recently released DVD version of this film ...for the first time in 30 years. All I can say is, I was blown away. I can't imagine what my 20-year-old self was thinking in 1970 ... this is simply one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Start with David Watkins' astonishing cinematgraphy ... it's reason enough to buy the DVD version. ...he does more dazzling things in the first 10 minutes than all the multimillion dollar special effects in .... There's one scene midway through the film, when Watkins shoots from in front of Yossarian's B-25 in flight -- with his entire squadron behind him -- that has to be seen to be believed. Seeing it again, Buck Henry's script is a masterful adaption of Heller's Rabelasian masterpiece. I think he captures the essense of the novel and even makes a couple of useful additions. Seeing the way he uses the comic elements reminds me of Robert Heinlein's explanation of humor: "We laugh because it hurts to much to cry." (from Stranger in a Strange Land, the OTHER seminal book of my youth!) Alan Arkin's Yossarian is superb -- The highest praise I can give is that it's hard to imagine anyone else playing the role. But the supporting performances are also uniformly excellent -- from Jon Voight to Martin Balsam to Bob Newhart to Jack Gilford to Bob Balaban to Martin Sheen to Art Garfunkel (in his first role). Special mention to Charles Grodin, especially in his final scene after mudering the young girl. One other performance deserves special mention -- the final film appearance of the great Marcel Dalio. Although only on screen for a brief time as the old man in the Roman whorehouse, his performance is, I believe pivotal to the film. It's the moment where the light, almost farcial tone of the film turns into a dark, Fellinieque nightmare. Watch Dalio after he finishes his conversion with Garfunkel, while Arkin takes over the dialogue and the old man sits quietly in the foreground, saying nothing, but continuing his lecture to Garfinkel with his eyes. There's so much more I could rave about .... Pardon my enthusiam. I'm still too overwhelmed by my viewing of the DVD (with a very, very useful commentary by Michael Nichols and Steve Sodenbergh) to sort everything out. But one of the DVD extras did help me understand just a little bit why the movie wasn't more successful -- it had to boast the worst theatrical trailer ever made. .... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flawed, Timeless and Very Funny! *by D***H on March 15, 2006* I just wasn't sure if this film was going to amuse me like it did when I first saw it in the theatre. It'd been so long since I'd pulled my VHS copy off the shelf I just wasn't sure, I mean it's happened to me before on a couple of films. Just seeing the cast again was almost worth the price of admission: Richard Benjamin, Alan Arkin, Bob Newhart, Jon Voight and Buck Henry. There are many more but if you're reading this review to decide on buying the movie then I'll spare you the others as half the fun of the movie is seeing these performers in this film. Now, there are so many quotable lines in this movie that I can't begin to list them. Hey, the movie is flawed. In other words, no, it isn't perfect for some of the reasons stated in other reviews but the fact is any movie buff, or rabid fan of dark, dark comedy will appreciate and fully enjoy Catch 22 in its entirety. "That's some catch that Catch 22." The book is incredible, too. I originally read it in high school and loved it. Seeing the filmed version a few years later was just icing on the cake. ## Frequently Bought Together - Catch-22 - Catch-22 (TV) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/54093519-catch-22](https://www.desertcart.at/products/54093519-catch-22) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*