The Catcher Was A Spy

As major league ballplayers of the ‘30s went, multilingual Princeton grad backstop Moe Berg (Paul Rudd) was hardly typical. His sports celebrity and intellect, however, also made him an intriguing asset to the American spy services--and he’d spend the years through the end of World War II on hazardous Asian and European missions to undermine the Axis effort. Fascinating true tale co-stars Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Connie Nielsen, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.