The Catcher was a Spy

Starring: Connie Nielsen, Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, et al.

This gripping, stranger-than-fiction espionage thriller brings to life the incredible true story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player who became a World War II spy. A Jewish, Princeton-educated, multilingual catcher for the Boston Red Sox with a closely-guarded private life, the enigmatic Berg (Paul Rudd) was already a man of mystery when, in 1944, the US government's wartime intelligence agency enlisted his services. His mission: go behind enemy lines in Europe to assassinate the Nazi's chief nuclear scientist before the Germans develop an atomic bomb. Trading in his catcher's mitt for a trench coat, Berg must rely on his formidable, steel-trap intellect in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse-with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Jeff Daniels, Paul Giamatti, and Sienna Miller costar in this remarkable slice of forgotten history.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 810103682030
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Ben Lewin
• Starring: Connie Nielsen, Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Jeff Daniels, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Shea Whigham, Paul Giamatti, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Wilkinson
• Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD; NTSC
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.