
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 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.
Original title: | The Catcher Was A Spy |
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Director: | Ben Lewin |
Cast: | Paul Rudd, Connie Nielsen, Jeff Daniels, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Guy Pearce. |
Production year: | 2018 |
Genre: | Biography, Thriller |
Runtime: | 1h, 38m |
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