The Catcher Was a Spy

2018 94 min ★ 6.2 Drama, War, Thriller, History

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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Cast

Paul Rudd

Moe Berg

Mark Strong

Werner Heisenberg

Sienna Miller

Estella Huni

Connie Nielsen

Koranda

Shea Whigham

Joe Cronin

Hiroyuki Sanada

Kawabata

Tom Wilkinson

Paul Scherrer

William Hope

John Kleran

Giancarlo Giannini

Professor Eduardo Amaldi

Pierfrancesco Favino

Martinuzzi

Details

Director

Ben Lewin

Screenplay

Robert Rodat

Tagline

"Based on the true story of Moe Berg"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$953,953

Production

Serena Films, Animus Films, PalmStar Media, Finch Entertainment, Windy Hill Pictures

Reviews

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SierraKiloBravo

June 9, 2020

★ 8/10

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/zt13FFkDD1w Moe Berg was a professional baseball player who played for a number of teams as a backup catcher over his 16 year career. He also had a knack for languages and this led him to working for the Office of Strategic Services during the second world war. One of his missions during the war is the subject of the 2018 movie _Th...

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Trevor Morris

July 11, 2023

★ 6/10

This should have been a better movie. There are complex characters, especially the titular spy that I am interested in learning more about, and an intriguing story set around World War 2. However, it fails to really deliver. The movie opens and closes with blocks of text giving an introduction and conclusion to the story, which sums up the disappointment; this should be part of the movie… The m...