
Catch-22(1970)
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.


“Paranoia meets pandemonium.”
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Dan Aykroyd
Sgt. Frank Tree

Ned Beatty
Ward Douglas

John Belushi
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Lorraine Gary
Joan Douglas

Murray Hamilton
Claude Crumn

Christopher Lee
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

Tim Matheson
Capt. Loomis Birkhead

Toshirō Mifune
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

Warren Oates
Col. 'Madman' Maddox

Robert Stack
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
1941 is a comedy, war film released in 1979 exploring themes of california, panic, submarine, war ship, world war ii, pearl harbor. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi. In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
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