The Catcher Was a Spy
A brilliant but eccentric former baseball star turns spy to stop a Nazi plot that could change the course of World War II.
“Based on the true story of Moe Berg”
Synopsis
Moe Berg, a former major league baseball player, worked as a double agent for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II in Europe.
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A crew of 84+ credited
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Edited by Mark YoshikawaShot by Andrij ParekhScored by Howard ShoreDesigned by Luciana Arrighi
Box Office
2018 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$954K
Opening week (7-day): $178K
Peak 46 theaters
Also known as
- El catcher espíaes
- Il ricevitore è la spiait
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Cast & Crew
84 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Paul Rudd
as Moe Berg
Pierfrancesco Favino
as Martinuzzi
Mark Strong
as Werner Heisenberg
Tom Wilkinson
as Paul Scherrer
Sienna Miller
as Estella Huni
Connie Nielsen
as Koranda
Anna Geislerova
as Rathe
Shea Whigham
as Joe Cronin
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Kawabata
Simon Perina
as First Baseman Boston
John Schwab
as Lefty Grove
William Hope
as John Kleran
Supporting cast
61Krystof Dupal
as Second Baseman Boston
Giancarlo Giannini
as Professor Eduardo Amaldi
Jiri Vavrusa
as Shortstop Boston
Agnese Nano
as Mrs. Amaldi
Brian Caspe
as Commanding Officer
Demetri Goritsas
as Clifton Fadiman
Roy Mccrerey
as Princeton Conductor
Susan Garfield
as Red Sox Fan
Joseph Oliveira
as Team Scout
Ted Otis
as Radio Show Director
Philip Lenkowsky
as NYC Taxi Driver
Bobby Schofield
as Bill Dalton
Jordan Long
as Babe Ruth
Jimmy Leblanc
as First Base Coach
Kristen Anne Ferraro
as Baseball Fan
James Mcvan
as Lou Gehrig
Gabriel Andrews
as British Colonel
Cristiano Donati
as Italian Resistance 2
Rob Levesque
as Red Sox Fan
Dusan Kis
as Italian Resistance
Tim Hackney
as Jimmie Foxx
Marco Velutti
as Italian Resistance 1
Roman Vangeli
as Gangster
Karoline Patrick
as Catherine
Jeff Fritz
as OS Trainer
Martin Janous
as Franklin Adams
Marc Cram
as Karl Friedrich Von Wiezsacker
Helene Cardona
Matt Lindquist
Scott Lipman
as U.S Army Pitcher
Thomas Brogan
as Fenway Fan
Benjamin Crocker
as Guy Eating Peanuts
Joe Oliveira
as Fenway Fan
Timur Sibatov
as Italian Civilian
Scott Sederquist
as Fenway Fan
Dean Littlefield
as Baseball Fan
Paul Giamatti
as Sam Goudsmit
Guy Pearce
as Robert Furman
Jeff Daniels
as Bill Donovan
Dave Quay
as Grogan
Jan Slovak
as Joliot
Petr Meissel
as Diebner
Zuzana Hodkova
as Scherrer's Wife
Petr Opava
as Cantor
Karel Dobry
as Cold-Eyed German
Milan Aulicky
as Oscar Levant
Rozalie Krycnerova
as Piano Pupil
Ben Miles
as Jerry Fredericks
Josef Guruncz
as Glee Club Soloist
William Ray Roberts
as George Frost
Vojtech Dyk
as Crooner
Ephraim Goldin
as US Army Sergeant
Brendan Johnston
as Squadron Leader
Peter Hosking
as Boseley
Joshua Lacey
as Corporal Kelly
Billy Rayner
as US Army Sergeant
Shumi Berkowitz
as Rabbi
Daniel Zappi
as Hotel Receptionist
Ryan James
as US Army Guard Library Roma
Mia Allis Agro
as Amaldi's Granddaughter
A J Paratore
as Senators' Catcher
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