The Catcher Was a Spy

Overview

In this war drama based on a true story, Moe Berg (Paul Rudd), a former Major League Baseball catcher who speaks nine languages, is recruited by the Office of Security Services during World War II to thwart a German scientist's plans to assemble an atomic bomb for the Nazis. Also starring Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, and Guy Pearce. Directed by Ben Lewin.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2022
UPC:	0810103682030
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	27,758

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Rudd	Moe Berg
Mark Strong	Werner Heisenberg
Sienna Miller	Estella Huni
Jeff Daniels	William J. Donovan
Guy Pearce	Robert Furman
Paul Giamatti	Samuel Goudsmit
Connie Nielsen	Koranda
Shea Whigham	Joe Cronin
Hiroyuki Sanada	Kawabata
Krystof Dupal	Second Baseman Boston
Andrea Gabriel	British Colonel
Jiri Vavrusa	Shortstop Boston
Simon Perina	First Baseman Boston
John Schwab	Lefty Grove
Anna Geislerová	Rathe
Bobby Schofield	BILL DALTON
Tom Wilkinson	Paul Scherrer
Philip Lenkowsky	NYC TAXI DRIVER
William Hope	JOHN KIERAN
Agnese Nano	SIGNORA AMALDI
János Martin	FRANKLIN ADAMS,EARL AVERILL
Milan Aulicky	OSCAR LEVANT
Demitri Goritsas	CLIFTON FADIMAN
Giancarlo Giannini	Prof. Eduardo Amaldi
Rozalie Krycnerova	BABE RUTH
Ephraim Goldin	US ARMY SERGEANT CHECKPOINT
Vojtech Dyk	CROONER
Jeffrey Fritz Scott	LECTURER (OSS TRAINING)
Brian Caspe	COMMANDING OFFICER
Joshua Lacey	CORPORAL KELLY
William Ray Roberts	GEORGE FROST
Brenda Johnstone	SQUADRON LEADER
Josef Guruncz	GLEE CLUB SOLOIST
Tetsu Ohnari	HEAD OF JAPANESE DELEGATION
Ben Miles	JERRY FREDERICKS
Roy McCrerey	PRINCETON CLUB MC
Petr Sila	CHARLIE GEHRINGER
James McVan	LOU GEHRIG
Nick Arthofer	PRINCETON CLUB CONDUCTOR
Pierfrancesco Favino	MARTINUZZI
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Rodat

Ben Lewin	Director
Kevin Frakes	Producer,Producer
Robert Rodat	Screenwriter
Buddy Patrick	Producer
Jim Young	Producer
Tatiana Kelly	Producer
Vaclav Mottl	Executive Producer
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton	Casting
Jonathan Gardner	Executive Producer