The Catcher Was a Spy

Name: The Catcher Was a Spy
Genre: Drama, War, Thriller, History
Released: 2018-06-22
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.189

★ 6,2 /10 (326 Votes)

2018 EN 94 min

Overview

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

Stream

Release date

22/06/2018

Votes

326

Popularity

3.6

Based on the true story of Moe Berg

Genres

Drama War Thriller History

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$953,953

Website

www.ifcfilms.com

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

Anna Geislerová

Rathe

Agnese Nano

Mrs. Amaldi

Brian Caspe

Commanding Officer

Demetri Goritsas

Clifton Fadiman

Roy McCrerey

Princeton Conductor

Susan Garfield

Red Sox Fan

No photo

Joseph Oliveira

Team Scout

Ted Otis

Radio Show Director

Philip Lenkowsky

NYC Taxi Driver

Bobby Schofield

Bill Dalton

John Schwab

Lefty Grove

Jordan Long

Babe Ruth

Jimmy LeBlanc

First Base Coach

No photo

Kristen Anne Ferraro

Baseball Fan

James McVan

Lou Gehrig

Gabriel Andrews

British Colonel

Cristiano Donati

Italian Resistance 2

Rob Lévesque

Red Sox Fan

No photo

Dušan Kiš

Italian Resistance

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Tim Hackney

Jimmie Foxx

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Marco Velutti

Italian Resistance 1

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Roman Vangeli

Gangster

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Karoline Patrick

Catherine

Jeff Fritz

OS Trainer

Martin Janouš

Franklin Adams

Marc Cram

Karl Friedrich Von Wiezsacker

Hélène Cardona

Matt Lindquist

No photo

Scott Lipman

U.S Army Pitcher

Thomas Brogan

Fenway Fan

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Benjamin Crocker

Guy Eating Peanuts

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Joe Oliveira

Fenway Fan

Timur Sibatov

Italian Civilian

Scott Sederquist

Fenway Fan

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Dean Littlefield

Baseball Fan

Paul Giamatti

Sam Goudsmit

Guy Pearce

Robert Furman

Jeff Daniels

Bill Donovan

Dave Quay

Grogan

Jan Slovák

Joliot

Petr Meissel

Diebner

No photo

Zuzana Hodková

Scherrer's Wife

No photo

Petr Opava

Cantor

Karel Dobrý

Cold-Eyed German

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Milan Aulicky

Oscar Levant

Rozálie Krycnerová

Piano Pupil

Ben Miles

Jerry Fredericks

Josef Guruncz

Glee Club Soloist

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William Ray Roberts

George Frost

Vojtěch Dyk

Crooner

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Ephraim Goldin

US Army Sergeant

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Brendan Johnston

Squadron Leader

Peter Hosking

Boseley

Joshua Lacey

Corporal Kelly

Billy Rayner

US Army Sergeant

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Shumi Berkowitz

Rabbi

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Daniel Zappi

Hotel Receptionist

Ryan James

US Army Guard Library Roma

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Mia Allis Agro

Amaldi's Granddaughter

A.J. Paratore

Senators' Catcher

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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 _The Catcher Was a Spy_. Paul Rudd plays Berg, and as the movie starts, we meet him during his baseball career. With the war unfolding the US begins working on The Manhattan Project and they suspect t…

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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 movie is filled with an amazing cast; Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Tom Wilkinson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Paul Giamatti, Guy Pearce and Jeff Daniels, although only a few are used to any potential. P…

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