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The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American war film directed by Ben Lewin and written by Robert Rodat, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Dawidoff. It stars Paul Rudd as Moe Berg, a former baseball player who joined the war effort during World War II and participated in espionage for the U.S. Government.
Jun 22, 2018 · A biographical drama about Moe Berg, a former baseball player who became a spy for the US government during World War II. Starring Paul Rudd, Tom Wilkinson, and Connie Nielsen, directed by Ben Lewin.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Ben Lewin
- 2018-06-22
Major League Baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Content collapsed. Where to Watch. The Catcher Was a Spy....
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- Ben Lewin
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- Paul Rudd
The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg is a 1994 biography written by Nicholas Dawidoff about a major league baseball player who also worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Nicholas Dawidoff
- 1994
May 3, 2018 · 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 ...
- 2 min
- 583.5K
- IFC Films
Jun 22, 2018 · A biographical drama about Morris Berg, a baseball player turned spy who was tasked with assassinating a German scientist during World War II. The film explores Berg's mysterious personality and his espionage missions, but fails to capture his complexity and charisma.
During World War II, professional baseball catcher Moe Berg is recruited for a daring mission to prevent Nazi Germany from building an atomic bomb. Watch trailers & learn more.
