The Catcher Was a Spy

2018 film directed by Ben Lewin
Movie film Q30597799
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Summary

The Catcher Was a Spy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Catcher Was a Spy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Catcher Was a Spy was directed by Ben Lewin[4].
  • Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay for The Catcher Was a Spy[5].
  • The Catcher Was a Spy's composer is recorded as Howard Shore[6].
  • The Catcher Was a Spy's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Catcher Was a Spy's genre is biographical film[8].
  • The Catcher Was a Spy's based on is recorded as The Catcher Was a Spy[9].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Paul Rudd[10].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Mark Strong[11].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Connie Nielsen[12].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Sienna Miller[13].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Guy Pearce[14].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Shea Whigham[15].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Paul Giamatti[16].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Jeff Daniels[17].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Tom Wilkinson[18].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Giancarlo Giannini[19].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was William Hope[20].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Pierfrancesco Favino[21].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Brian Caspe[22].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Agnese Nano[23].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Bobby Schofield[24].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Demetri Goritsas[25].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Cristiano Donati[26].
  • A cast member of The Catcher Was a Spy was Aña Geislerova[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Catcher Was a Spy was directed by Ben Lewin[4]. Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Paul Rudd[10], Mark Strong[11], Connie Nielsen[12], Sienna Miller[13], Guy Pearce[14], and Shea Whigham[15].

Publication

The Catcher Was a Spy was published on January 19, 2018[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include drama film[7] and biographical film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 32%[31], 5.2/10[32], and 49/100[33].

Why It Matters

The Catcher Was a Spy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (673 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 4602066
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 175127
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 175127, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 51499
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Catcher Was a Spy
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 189329
    Publication date → +2018-01-19T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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