The Spy Behind Home Plate

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Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.

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Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb progra... Read allTelling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.Telling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Bruce Adams

Self

Elden Auker

Self
(archive footage)

Brad Ausmus

Self

Irwin Berg

Self
(archive footage)

Moe Berg

Self
(archive footage)

Sam Berg

Self
(archive footage)

Warren Berg

Self
(archive footage)

Ira Berkow

Self

Stan Bernard

Self

Jonathan Blank

Self

Earl Brodie

Self
(archive footage)

Bob Broeg

Self
(archive footage)

Horace Calvert

Self
(archive footage)

Joe Cascarella

Self
(archive footage)

William Colby

Self
(archive footage)

William Corvo

Self

Nicholas Dawidoff

Self

Dominic DiMaggio

Self
(archive footage)
(as Dom DiMaggio)

Director
- Aviva Kempner
Writer
- Aviva Kempner
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Goofs
Intercut with WWII period footage is a black and white shot of the map of Europe being unrolled. It is the map of the present day European political boundaries, not appropriate for WWII.

Crazy credits
A common theme in the documentary is how secretive Moe Berg was - he would raise a finger to his lips and go "Sssshhh." After the closing credits have finished rolling, four persons (perhaps crew) stand together and hold a finger up to their lips while they go "Sssshhh".

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Great Doc *********

I normally avoid documentaries because they often, by their nature, are too subjective. But "The Spy Behind Home Plate" is different in that it seems more objective than most (I think I'm confusing myself). By this I mean it treats its subject almost like part of a larger story, a story part baseball, war and travelogue. It was interesting, absorbing, rewarding, informative - all those adjectives and any others you can add. This movie is the best kept secret in or out of Hollywood in some time.

Added bonus: Contained in this picture is one of the best musical scores in years. Do you like 30's and 40's tunes? This one is loaded with background songs By Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Astaire/Rogers musicals and lots of others. This picture is worth your time - the music alone is worth the price of admission.

9/10* - Website no longer prints my star rating.