Catch-22 (page 5 of 13)

The movie "Catch-22", directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the novel by Joseph Heller. Seen here, left to right, Norman Fell (as Sergeant Towser) Major Major's assistant saluting, and Bob Newhart (as Major Major). 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, Norman Fell (as Sergeant Towser) Major Major's assistant, and Bob Newhart (as Major Major).  From Chapter 9 - Major Major Major Major, an exchange, with Major Major starting stating, "From now on," he said, "I don't want anyone to come in to see me while I'm here. Is that clear?" / "Yes, sir," said Sergeant Towser. "Does that include me?" / "Yes."  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, Bob Newhart (as Major Major). Mentioned Chapter 9 - Major Major Major Major, 'Major Major grew despondent as he watched simple communications swell prodigiously into huge manuscripts. No matter how many times he signed one, it always came back for still another signature, and he began to despair of ever being free of any of them.'  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, Bob Newhart (as Major Major). As it is written in Chapter 9 - Major Major Major Major, 'In the long run, Major Major was grateful for the official documents that came to his desk, for sitting in his office signing them all day long was a lot better than sitting in his office all day long not signing them. They gave him something to do.'  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, Norman Fell (as Sergeant Towser), Major Major's assistant.  An example from Chapter 10 – Wintergreen, an exchange with pilot Appleby asking, "About how long will I have to wait before I can go in to see the major?" / "Just until he goes out to lunch," Sergeant Towser replied. "Then you can go right in." / "But he won't be there then. Will he?" / "No, sir. Major Major won't be back in his office until after lunch."  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, Bob Newhart (as Major Major) and Martin Balsam (as Colonel Cathcart).  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, Alan Arkin (as Yossarian), a patient in a hospital ward. Heller writes of Yossarian in Chapter 17 – The Soldier in White. 'He could relax in the hospital, since no one there expected him to do anything. All he was expected to do in the hospital was die or get better, and since he was perfectly all right to begin with, getting better was easy.'  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, Collin Wilcox Paxton (as Nurse Cramer); unidentified as soldier in full body cast; and Paula Prentiss (as Nurse Duckett).  As written by Heller, Chapter 17 – The Soldier in White, 'The soldier in white was more like a stuffed and sterilized mummy than a real nice guy.'  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, Anthony Perkins (as Chaplain Tappman). He visits Yossarian in the hospital ward. The first lines of the novel, from Chapter 1 - The Texan, 'It was love at first sight. / The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. / Yossarian was in the hospital with a pain in his liver that fell just short of being jaundice.'  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, Jon Korkes (as Snowden, radio-gunner) and Alan Arkin (as Yossarian, bombardier). Scene as described in Chapter 41 - Snowden. "I'm cold," Snowden said softly. "I'm cold." / "You're going to be all right, kid," Yossarian reassured him with a grin. "You're going to be all right." / "I'm cold," Snowden said again in a frail, childlike voice. "I'm cold." / "There, there," Yossarian said, because he did not know what else to say. "There, there."  Theatrical release, June 24, 1970. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. Courtesy: Pyxurz