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- Based on a true story, the film follows Berg as he is recruited by the O.S.S. to help the U.S. defeat Nazi Germany in the race for the creation of the atomic bomb. The trailer shows Rudd as Berg giving up his career as a Major League catcher to dedicate his life to learning the skills required to join the U.S. wartime intelligence efforts.
Jun 18, 2018 · The Australian director hadn’t heard of Berg, who is played by Paul Rudd in the film, before being given the script for “The Catcher Was A Spy,” but he recently told me that it immediately...
The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American war 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.
Feb 20, 2024 · Here's the true story depicted in Paul Rudd's The Catcher Was A Spy, which follows Moe Berg, a baseball player who becomes a spy during WWII.
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Paul Rudd as Moe Berg in “The Catcher Was a Spy.” IFC Films. By Bruce Fretts. June 21, 2018. Moe Berg played 15 mostly unremarkable seasons as a catcher in the majors for various teams,...
The Catcher Was a Spy: Directed by Ben Lewin. With Paul Rudd, Pierfrancesco Favino, Tom Wilkinson, Connie Nielsen. Former Major League Baseball player Moe Berg goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Ben Lewin
- 2018-06-22
Jun 21, 2018 · Paul Rudd portrays Moe Berg, a professional baseball player who worked as a spy for the United States during World War II.
May 2, 2018 · Paul Rudd has played everything from a hunky step-brother to an Ant-Man, but he’s now adding espionage to his resume with The Catcher Was a Spy. Rudd plays Morris “Moe” Berg, a Major...
