Le joueur de base-ball était un espion

Titre original : The Catcher Was a Spy

2018
Not Rated
1h 34min

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6,3/10

13 k

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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.

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Un joueur de baseball de la ligue majeure, Moe Berg, vit une double vie en travaillant pour le Bureau des services stratégiques.Un joueur de baseball de la ligue majeure, Moe Berg, vit une double vie en travaillant pour le Bureau des services stratégiques.Un joueur de baseball de la ligue majeure, Moe Berg, vit une double vie en travaillant pour le Bureau des services stratégiques.

Réalisation
- Ben Lewin
Scénario
- Robert Rodat
- Nicholas Dawidoff
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

6,3/10

13 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Ben Lewin
Scénario
- Robert Rodat
- Nicholas Dawidoff
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

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'The Catcher Was a Spy' Is a Thinking Person's Spy Tale

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Anecdotes
During the US/Japan All-star Game, Berg introduces himself to Japanese dignitaries in a humorous way and (in Japanese) starts by saying he can't speak Japanese. The movie does not tell us, but this was Moe Berg's second trip to Japan. In 1932, he and a couple other American players were recruited to come teach American-style baseball to the Japanese. Berg, who had a gift for languages, taught himself passable Japanese on the ship while on the way over. Early in the cruise, one of his fellow players asked if he could speak Japanese and Berg said "No". Once they got to Japan, they were astounded to find him speaking the language. One of them said "I thought you couldn't speak Japanese?" He replied, "That was two weeks ago."

Gaffes
The Roman numerals for the newsreel of the All-Americans trip to Japan read 1944; the correct year was 1934.

Citations
Sam Goudsmit: And so, the madness becomes real - We have to kill Werner Heisenberg, and I am to be a part of it.
Moe Berg: No one wants to kill Heisenberg.
Sam Goudsmit: Yeah? Then kidnap him! Send in spies to Germany and kidnap him.
Robert Furman: Ah, you've read too many spy novels.
Sam Goudsmit: I've never read a spy novel.
Robert Furman: It's not that easy to kidnap somebody.
Sam Goudsmit: Ah yeah, you mean killing is easier.

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6/10

Almost Good

I like Paul Rudd a lot. He's very likeable. I don't fault casting for why this movie wasn't as good as it could have been (as I've seen some other reviewers do). Ultimately, I think this movie falls short more because it didn't know quite what it wanted to be. Was it a serious historical drama about a spy with suspense set during war times? Kind of. In moments. But it also felt very light at times given the subject matter. It never went deep enough into it to make you care or for you to feel scared for the welfare of the characters involved.