The Catcher Was a Spy

Based On the book by Nicholas Dawidoff

The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American war film directed by Ben Lewin and written by Robert Rodat, based on the 1994 book 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. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on June 22, 2018, by IFC Films.

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Release date:

January 19, 2018

Director:

Ben Lewin

Cast:

Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Connie Nielsen, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce

Genre:

Drama, Biographical

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2018 in adaptations