The Catcher Was a Spy (film)

The Catcher Was a Spy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Lewin
Screenplay byRobert Rodat
Based onThe Catcher Was a Spy
by Nicholas Dawidoff
Produced by
  • Kevin Scott Frakes
  • Tatiana Kelly
  • Buddy Patrick
  • Jim Young
Starring
CinematographyAndrij Parekh
Edited byMark Yoshikawa
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Sundance)
  • June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$953,953[1]

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. 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.

  1. ^ "The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2019.