The Catcher Was a Spy

Drama, War · 2018R

This gripping, stranger-than-fiction espionage thriller brings to life the incredible true story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player who became a World War II spy. A Jewish, Princeton-educated, multilingual catcher for the Boston Red Sox with a closely-guarded private life, the enigmatic Berg (Paul Rudd) was already a man of mystery when, in 1944, the US government's wartime intelligence agency enlisted his services. His mission: go behind enemy lines in Europe to assassinate the Nazi's chief nuclear scientist before the Germans develop an atomic bomb. Trading in his catcher's mitt for a trench coat, Berg must rely on his formidable, steel-trap intellect in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Jeff Daniels, Paul Giamatti, and Sienna Miller costar in this remarkable slice of forgotten history.

Starring

Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Howard Shore, Howard Shore, Howard Shore, Robert Rodat, Robert Rodat, Robert Rodat, Mark Strong, Mark Strong, Andrij Parekh, Sienna Miller, Sienna Miller, Luciana Arrighi, Luciana Arrighi, Jeff Daniels, Andrij Parekh, Andrij Parekh, Connie Nielsen, Robert Ogden Barnum, Guy Pearce, Shea Whigham, Mark Yoshikawa, Mark Yoshikawa

Director

Ben Lewin