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The Catcher Was a Spy

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 34m
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6.2/10
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Paul Rudd in The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
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.
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Former Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.Former Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.Former Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.

  • Director
    • Ben Lewin
  • Writers
    • Robert Rodat
    • Nicholas Dawidoff
  • Stars
    • Paul Rudd
    • Pierfrancesco Favino
    • Tom Wilkinson
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ben Lewin
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodat
      • Nicholas Dawidoff
    • Stars
      • Paul Rudd
      • Pierfrancesco Favino
      • Tom Wilkinson
    • 91User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Paul Rudd and Mark Strong in The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
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    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Moe Berg
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    • Martinuzzi
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Paul Scherrer
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Koranda
    Anna Geislerová
    Anna Geislerová
    • Rathe
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Werner Heisenberg
    Simon Perina
    • First Baseman Boston
    John Schwab
    John Schwab
    • Lefty Grove
    Krystof Dupal
    • Second Baseman Boston
    Jirí Vavrusa
    • Shortstop Boston
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Joe Cronin
    Bobby Schofield
    Bobby Schofield
    • Bill Dalton
    Philip Lenkowsky
    Philip Lenkowsky
    • NYC Taxi Driver
    Sienna Miller
    Sienna Miller
    • Estella
    Demetri Goritsas
    Demetri Goritsas
    • Clifton Fadiman
    William Hope
    William Hope
    • John Kieran
    Milan Aulicky
    • Oscar Levant
    Martin Janous
    • Franklin Adams
    • Director
      • Ben Lewin
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodat
      • Nicholas Dawidoff
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Moe Berg parachuted into Yugoslavia before his Heisenberg mission. The Yugoslavia mission was to determine which partisan group the Allies should back. Berg's report said that the group led by Tito was the strongest, and his report encouraged Allied leadership to back Tito. Tito ended up after the war becoming the dictator of Yugoslavia. None of this was shown in the movie, though it did portray him working a desk studying the Balkan region, which included Yugoslavia.
    • Goofs
      The Roman numerals for the newsreel of the All-Americans trip to Japan read 1944; the correct year was 1934.
    • Quotes

      William J. Donovan: You're an unusual man Mr. Berg, you speak 7 languages, you're an athlete, you're more than up to the physical requirements of the job...

      Moe Berg: What job?

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2018 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Rhythm for You
      Written by Eddy Christiani & Frans Poptie
      Courtesy of APM Music

    User reviews91

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    6/10
    Almost Good
    I like Paul Rudd a lot. He's very likeable. I don't fault casting for why this movie wasn't as good as it could have been (as I've seen some other reviewers do). Ultimately, I think this movie falls short more because it didn't know quite what it wanted to be. Was it a serious historical drama about a spy with suspense set during war times? Kind of. In moments. But it also felt very light at times given the subject matter. It never went deep enough into it to make you care or for you to feel scared for the welfare of the characters involved.
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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Italian
      • Japanese
      • French
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Tay Bắt Bóng Làm Điệp Viên
    • Filming locations
      • Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • PalmStar Media
      • Animus Films
      • Serena Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $725,223
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $114,771
      • Jun 24, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $953,953
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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