The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American was film directed by Ben Lewin and written by Robert Rodat, based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Dawidoff. It stars Paul Rudd as Moe Berg, a former baseball player who joined the war effort during World War II and participated in espionage for the U.S. Government. Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Tom Wilkinson, Giancarlo Giannini, Hiroyuki Sanada, Guy Pearce, and Paul Giamatti also star.
Introduction:
- Directed by:: Ben Lewin
- Screenplay by:: Robert Rodat
- Based on:: The Catcher Was a Spy by Nicholas Dawidoff
- Produced by:: Kevin Scott Frakes,Tatiana Kelly,Buddy Patrick,Jim Young
- Starring:: Paul Rudd,Mark Strong,Sienna Miller,Jeff Daniels,Tom Wilkinson,Giancarlo Giannini,Hiroyuki Sanada,Guy Pearce,Paul Giamatti
- Cinematography:: Andrij Parekh
- Edited by:: Mark Yoshikawa
- Music by:: Howard Shore
- Production companies:: Animus Films,PalmStar Media,Serena Films,Windy Hill Productions
- Distributed by:: IFC Films
- Release dates:: January 19, 2018 (Sundance),June 22, 2018 (United States)
- Running time:: 98 minutes
- Country:: United States
- Language:: English
- Box office:: $953,953
Cast:
- Paul Rudd as Moe Berg
- Mark Strong as Werner Heisenberg
- Sienna Miller as Estella Huni
- Jeff Daniels as Bill Donovan
- Tom Wilkinson as Paul Scherrer
- Giancarlo Giannini as Professor Edoardo Amaldi
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Kawabata
- Guy Pearce as Robert Furman
- Paul Giamatti as Samuel Goudsmit
- Connie Nielsen as Koranda
- Shea Whigham as Joe Cronin
- William Hope as John Kieran
- John Schwab as Lefty Grove
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Martinuzzi
- James McVan as Lou Gehrig
- Demetri Goritsas as Clifton Fadiman
- Jordan Long as Babe Ruth
