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Name: Catch-22
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1000-01-01
Duration: 265 min

Release, runtime and language: 1000 · 265 mins · English; #7,323 9
Directed by: Ellen Kuras
Starring: Kyle Chandler, Lewis Pullman, Rafi Gavron, Gerran Howell, Christopher Abbott, George Clooney

Set on the World War II airbase on Italy’s Pianosa Island, bombardier John Yossarian fights to stay alive, keep his sanity and get home, but every attempt is thwarted by the absurd, self‑serving bureaucracy of his superiors. The endless paperwork, ill‑fated missions and the infamous “catch‑22” rule keep him trapped in a nightmarish cycle.

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