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Catch-22   1970         R, 121 min. Genre: Drama Director: Mike Nichols   Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Orson Welles, Martin Sheen, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Paula Prentiss, Anthony Perkins, Austin Pendleton, Jon Voight, Orson Welles   Based on Joseph Heller's novel, this is a good anti-war film. It is the story of a World War I bomber group whose fatalities are mounting. One member, Captain Yossarian (Alan Arkin), tries to be diagnosed as insane to escape further bombing missions.