The Spy Behind Home Plate(2019)

1h 41m
- Documentary

Release Date: May 24, 2019 | Limited

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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Note: Distributed by Ciesla Foundation

Releases

Original Release | May 24, 2019

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jan 31, 2025 11:44 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$10,250
Total US & Canada:
$519,525
Total Worldwide:
$519,525

Current Showtimes

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Sat Aug 29
Sun Aug 30
Mon Aug 31
Tue Sep 1
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Director & Top Cast

Aviva Kempner
Director

Bruce Adams
Self

Elden Auker
Self

Brad Ausmus
Self

Irwin Berg
Self

Moe Berg
Self

Sam Berg

Self

Warren Berg

Self

Ira Berkow

Self

Stan Bernard

Self

Jonathan Blank

Self

Earl Brodie

Self

Bob Broeg

Self

Horace Calvert

Self

Joe Cascarella

Self

William Colby

Self

William Corvo

Self

Nicholas Dawidoff

Self

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Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

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. In this first ever feature-length documentary about the enigmatic Morris "Moe" Berg, award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner again focuses her camera on a little-known Jewish hero. From the streets of Newark to five major league teams during baseball's Golden Age to his secret life spying for the OSS during WWII, Berg's improbable story is told with rare historical footage and revealing interviews with family and an All-Star roster from the worlds of history, sports and spycraft.