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. 122 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.