Bridge of Spies

"In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for."

Oct 16 2015 PG-13 2h 22m

Drama, History, Thriller

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.

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Plot

In the cold war, a lawyer, James B. Donovan is recruited by the CIA and involved in an intense negotiation mission to release and exchange a CIA U-2 spy-plane pilot, Francis G. Powers. The pilot was arrested alive after his plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a mission and stays in the company of a KGB intelligence officer, Rudolf Abel, who was arrested for espionage in the US.

Written by

Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Cast

Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Germany, India

Production Companies

Reliance Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Participant, DreamWorks Pictures, TSG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment