On this day in movie history - Catch-22 (1970):

Catch-22,

directed by Mike Nichols,

written by Buck Henry,

based on the novel by Joseph Heller,

was released in the United States on June 24, 1970.
Music by Richard Strauss.

Cast:
Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, Orson Welles, Bob Balaban, Susanne Benton, Norman Fell, Charles Grodin, Austin Pendleton, Peter Bonerz, Jon Korkes, John Brent, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Philip Roth, Bruce Kirby, Jack Riley, Felice Orlandi, Marcel Dalio, Evi Maltagliati, Elizabeth Wilson, Richard Libertini, Liam Dunn, Olimpia Carlisi, Wendy D'Olive, Gina Rovere, Fernanda Vitobello, Seth Allen, Steve 'Bunker' de France.

Born on this day – Alan Arkin:

Alan Arkin

Actor

Director

Writer

March 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023

February in movie history - Simon (1980):

Simon,

directed and written by Marshall Brickman,

based on a story by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum,

was released in the United States in February, 1980.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Stanley Silverman.

Cast:

Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton, Judy Graubart, William Finley, Wallace Shawn, Jayant, Max Wright, Fred Gwynne, Adolph Green, Keith Szarabajka, Ann Risley, Pierre Epstein, Roy Cooper, Rex Robbins, David Warrilow, Hetty Galen, Louise Lasser, Dick Cavett.

On this day in movie history - Freebie and the Bean (1974):

Freebie and the Bean,

directed by Richard Rush,

written by Robert Kaufman,

based on a story by Floyd Mutrux,

was released in the United States on December 25, 1974.
Music by Dominic Frontiere.

Cast:
James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen, Alex Rocco, Mike Kellin, Paul Koslo, Valerie Harper, Linda Marsh, Christopher Morley, Maurice Argent.