central intelligence agency (cia),spy,cold war,soviet union,pilot,lawyer,american,courtroom,russian spy,legal drama

Bridge of Spies (2015)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Steven Spielberg
  • Profile picture of Tom Hanks
    James B. Donovan Tom Hanks
  • Profile picture of Mark Rylance
    Rudolf Abel Mark Rylance
  • Profile picture of Amy Ryan
    Mary Donovan Amy Ryan
  • Profile picture of Alan Alda
    Thomas Watters Jr. Alan Alda
  • Profile picture of Sebastian Koch
    Wolfgang Vogel Sebastian Koch
  • Profile picture of Austin Stowell
    Francis Gary Powers Austin Stowell
  • Profile picture of Billy Magnussen
    Doug Forrester Billy Magnussen
  • Profile picture of Michael Simon Hall
    Reporter Michael Simon Hall

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Keywords

  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • spy
  • cold war
  • soviet union
  • pilot
  • lawyer
  • american
  • courtroom
  • russian spy
  • legal drama