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Bridge of Spies is a 2015 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, and starring Tom Hanks in the lead role, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda.
- $40 million
Oct 16, 2015 · With Mark Rylance, Domenick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaeghe, Mark Fichera. During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
- (322K)
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Steven Spielberg
- 2015-10-16
Tom Hanks stars as James Donovan, a lawyer who negotiates the release of a captured U.S. pilot from the Soviet Union. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews, and stream the movie on Apple TV+ or other platforms.
- (2.6K)
- Steven Spielberg
- PG-13
- Tom Hanks
Oct 16, 2015 · A detailed analysis of Spielberg's historical drama about a lawyer who defends a Soviet spy and negotiates his exchange. The review praises the film's realism, cinematography, and Hanks' performance.
Jun 11, 2020 · Learn how Tom Hanks portrayed James Donovan, the attorney who defended a Soviet spy and negotiated his swap for a U.S. pilot in 1962. Discover the real-life events and people behind the Cold War movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
Synopsis. Set in 1957, at the height of the Cold War, both the United States and Soviet Union employed spies against each other out of fear regarding the nuclear capabilities of one another. In Brooklyn, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) is painting a self-portrait. He receives a phone call.
