The Catcher Was a Spy

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

Cast

Paul Rudd

as Moe Berg

Mark Strong

as Werner Heisenberg

Sienna Miller

as Estella Huni

Connie Nielsen

as Koranda

Shea Whigham

as Joe Cronin

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Kawabata

Tom Wilkinson

as Paul Scherrer

William Hope

as John Kleran

Giancarlo Giannini

as Professor Eduardo Amaldi

Pierfrancesco Favino

as Martinuzzi

Reviews

SierraKiloBravo

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 ...

Trevor Morris

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 c...

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