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The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

Based on the true story of Moe Berg

20186.21h 34m

Overview

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Directed by Ben Lewin
Written by Robert Rodat, Nicholas Dawidoff
Produced by Jim Young, Tatiana Kelly, Buddy Patrick
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $954K

Top Cast

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Moe Berg

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Werner Heisenberg

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Estella Huni

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Koranda

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Joe Cronin

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Kawabata

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Paul Scherrer

William Hope

William Hope

John Kleran

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Professor Eduardo Amaldi

Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino

Martinuzzi

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookespionagespybaseballworld war iibiographybased on true storylgbtoss (office of strategic services)mysteriouscloseted homosexualgay themerelaxedassertive

About The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy is a drama, war, thriller, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of based on novel or book, espionage, spy, baseball, world war ii, biography. Directed by Ben Lewin, it stars Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller. Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

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