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Bridge of Spies
In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about Bridge of Spies
Cast
Tom HanksJames B. Donovan
Mark RylanceRudolf Abel
Amy RyanMary Donovan
Alan AldaThomas Watters Jr.
Sebastian KochWolfgang Vogel
Austin StowellFrancis Gary Powers
Billy MagnussenDoug Forrester
Michael Simon HallReporterCredits
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Written by
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Matt Charman
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $165.5M
Production
TSG EntertainmentUnited States
Amblin EntertainmentUnited States
Studio BabelsbergGermany
Fox 2000 PicturesUnited States
Marc Platt ProductionsUnited States
ParticipantUnited States
Themes
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