Bridge of Spies
“In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for.”
2015•PG-13•2h 21m•7.2•Released
ThrillerDrama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Matt Charman
Budget
$40M
Revenue
$165M
Languages
Russian, English, German
Studio
TSG Entertainment
Cast
Tom Hanks
James B. Donovan
Mark Rylance
Rudolf Abel
Amy Ryan
Mary Donovan
Alan Alda
Thomas Watters Jr.
Sebastian Koch
Wolfgang Vogel
Austin Stowell
Francis Gary Powers
Billy Magnussen
Doug Forrester
Michael Simon Hall
Reporter
Edward James Hyland
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Stephen Kunken
William Tompkins
Mike Houston
Man in Courtroom
James Lorinz
Gentleman on Subway #2
Michael Power
NYPD
Joe Starr
Courthouse Reporter #1
Merab Ninidze
Soviet Main Interrogator
Production
Company
TSG Entertainment
Company
Amblin Entertainment
Company
Studio Babelsberg
Company
Fox 2000 Pictures
Company
Marc Platt Productions
Company
Participant
Company
Reliance Entertainment
Company
DreamWorks Pictures
Producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Producer
Marc Platt
Producer
Steven Spielberg
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