Film · 2017

The Catcher Was a Spy

Name: The Catcher Was a Spy
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Released: 2018-09-18
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Anna Geislerová, Paul Rudd, Pierfrancesco Favino, Tom Wilkinson, Connie Nielsen

Directed by Ben Lewin · starring Anna Geislerová, Paul Rudd and Pierfrancesco Favino

1 h 38 min
Biography · Drama · War
USA

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Synopsis

Moe Berg (Paul Rudd), a first class baseball player, keeps a double-life being a spy for the government of the United States at the same time. For the fifteen years he plays as a professional, he is also a fundamental part of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services, a previous CIA). In the middle of the World War II, Berg will face the most important mission of his life: get inside the circle of Werner Heisenberg, the leader of the nazi atomic program. Berg will try to delay Germany so USA becomes the first country to build the atomic bomb. The movie is based upon the book of the same name and tells a real story. Among the cast, we find Guy Pearce, Jeff Daniels, Paul Giamatti and Sienna Miller.

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The essentials

Runtime: 98 min1 hour and 38 minutes
Budget: $14mPalmstar Media
Box office: $114,7710.0 times its budget

How long is The Catcher Was a Spy?: 1 hour and 38 minutes (98 minutes).
Who directed The Catcher Was a Spy?: Ben Lewin.
Who is in The Catcher Was a Spy?: It stars Anna Geislerová, Paul Rudd, Pierfrancesco Favino and Tom Wilkinson.
Where can I watch The Catcher Was a Spy?: In the UK it is available with a subscription on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did The Catcher Was a Spy make?: It took $114,771 in US. It cost $14 million.