Catch-22 (page 10 of 13)

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Richard Libertini (as Brother); Elizabeth Wilson (as Mother) and Liam Dunn (as Father). From the novel, Chapter 18 - The Soldier Who Saw Everything Twice, a family visits a medical ward, to see their dying brother / son, yet Yossarian is in his place.  'The old man spoke at last. "He looks terrible," he said. / "He's sick, Pa." / "Giuseppe," said the mother, who had seated herself in a chair with her veinous fingers clasped in her lap. / "My name is Yossarian," Yossarian said.'  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Alan Arkin (as Captain Yossarian) and Jack Gilford (as Doc Daneeka). This reflects a scene from Chapter 18 - The Soldier Who Saw Everything Twice. A doctor speaks to bedridden Yossarian, "There are some relatives here to see you. Oh, don't worry," he added with a laugh. "Not your relatives. It's the mother, father and brother of that chap who died. They've traveled all the way from New York to see a dying soldier, and you're the handiest one we've got."    Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here in the cockpit of a B-25 bomber, left to right, Alan Arkin (as Captain Yossarian); Charles Grodin (as Aarfy Aardvark) and Jon Voight (as Milo Minderbinder).  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, a North American B-25 J Mitchell bomber.  About Milo's fleet of planes, as mentioned in the book, Chapter 24 – Milo, ' "But Milo," Major Danby interrupted timidly, "we're at war with Germany, and those are German planes." / "They are no such thing!" Milo retorted furiously. "Those planes belong to the syndicate, and everybody has a share." (...) / And sure enough, Milo was right, for when they looked, his mechanics had painted out the German swastikas on the wings, tails and fuselages with double coats of flat white and stenciled in the words M & M ENTERPRISES,FINE FRUITS AND PRODUCE. '  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, Art Garfunkel (as Nately). From the book, Chapter 23 - Nately's Old Man, a description of Nately: 'His nature was invariably gentle and polite. He had lived for almost twenty years without trauma, tension, hate, or neurosis, which was proof to Yossarian of just how crazy he really was.'  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, Marcel Dalio (as Old Man). From the book, Chapter 23 - Nately's Old Man, he speaks to Nately, "You see, Italy is really a very poor and weak country, and that's what makes us so strong. Italian soldiers are not dying any more. But American and German soldiers are. I call that doing extremely well. Yes, I am quite certain that Italy will survive this war and still be in existence long after your own country has been destroyed."  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Art Garfunkel (as Nately) and Marcel Dalio (as Old Man). From the book, Chapter 23 - Nately's Old Man, the Old Man starts the conversation, "America," he said, "will lose the war. And Italy will win it." / "America is the strongest and most prosperous nation on earth," Nately informed him with lofty fervor and dignity. "And the American fighting man is second to none."    Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Alan Arkin (as Captain Yossarian) and Olimpia Carlisi (as Luciana). Their conversation, as per Chapter 16 – Luciana. "Why am I crazy?" / "Perche vuoi sposarmi." / Yossarian wrinkled his forehead with quizzical amusement. "You won't marry me because I'm crazy, and you say I'm crazy because I want to marry you? Is that right?" / "Si."  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Alan Arkin (as Yossarian) and Jon Voight (as Milo Minderbinder).  From the book in Chapter 24 – Milo, 'Yossarian went about his business with no clothes on all the rest of that day and was still naked late the next morning when Milo, after hunting everywhere else, finally found him sitting up a tree a small distance in back of the quaint little military cemetery at which Snowden was being buried.'  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Anthony Perkins (as Chaplain Tappman); Bob Newhart (as Major Major) and Richard Benjamin (as Major Danby). They are at the burial of Snowden. In Chapter 20 - Corporal Whitcomb, the chaplain remembering, 'The episode of the naked man in the tree at Snowden's funeral mystified him thoroughly. It was not deja vu, for at the time he had experienced no sensation of ever having seen a naked man in a tree at Snowden's funeral before.'  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz