
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.
- 7.2
- 2015
- Released
- 2h 21m

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
Greg Nutcher
NYPD Lieutenant James
Scott Shepherd
Hoffman
Jesse Plemons
Joe Murphy
Domenick Lombardozzi
Agent Blasco
Eve Hewson
Carol Donovan
Noah Schnapp
Roger Donovan
Jillian Lebling
Peggy Donovan
Michael Gaston
Agent Williams
Peter McRobbie
Allen Dulles
Joshua Harto
Bates
Mark Zak
Soviet Judge - Powers' Trial
John Ohkuma
FBI Agent
Burghart Klaußner
Harald Ott
Mikhail Gorevoy
Ivan Schischkin
Max Mauff
Ott's Secretary
Victor Verhaeghe
Agent Gamber
Brian Hutchison
FBI Agent #2
Dakin Matthews
Judge Byers
Joel Brady
Police Officer - Brooklyn Courthouse
John Rue
Lynn Goodnough
Michael Pemberton
Lie Detector Test Administrator
Jon Curry
Agent Somner
Wes McGee
U2 Pilot
Jim C. Ferris
Bailiff
Haley Rawson
Teacher
Ashlie Atkinson
Classroom Teacher
Steven Boyer
Marty
John Henry Cox
Partner at Watters Law Firm
Daniela Schulz
Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction
Nadja Bobyleva
Katje
Joe Forbrich
Pinker
Patricia Squire
Older Lady on Subway
Henny Russell
Receptionist
Nolan Lyons
Classroom Boy #1
Hayley Feinstein
Classroom Girl #1
Victoria Leigh
Classroom Girl #2
Jon Donahue
Agent Faye
Victor Schefé
Soviet Translator
Joachim Paul Assböck
East German Officer (uncredited)
Rainer Reiners
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Hamilton Clancy
Courthouse Reporter
Tracy Howe
Angry NYPD Cop
Michael Wren Gucciardo
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Rafael Gareisen
East German Youth
Peter Conboy
Neighbor (uncredited)
Ron Komora
Justice Lafayette Black (uncredited)
Michael Schenk
Cousin Drews
Sawyer Barth
Classroom Boy #2
Will Rogers
Frederic Pryor
Leonard Zimmerman
Sharp Elbowed Reporter (uncredited)


Released
en
$40,000,000.00
$165,478,348.00
- #central intelligence agency (cia)
- #spy
- #cold war
- #soviet union
- #pilot
- #lawyer
- #american
- #courtroom
- #russian spy
- #legal drama
Reviews

New York attorney James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is drafted in to provide what can only be described as a cursory defence for alleged Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) whom the establishment want to offer an ostensibly open and fair, but actually only a rather rudimentary, trial. This doesn't sit well with Donovan, and he manages to get the judge to commute the death sentence to one of thirty ye

**Bridge of Spies dazzles with its Oscar-winning performances and impressive true story. It’s a little slow for me personally, but still, a movie I recommend.** While Bridge of Spies might not be my usual taste, its performances are undeniable, and its directing is masterful. Spielberg always creates incredible work, and Bridge of Spies is no different. This true story is filled with espionage,

Superb film! I love <em>'Bridge of Spies'</em>. Every angle of it, at least from my point of view, is expertly crafted. The score by Thomas Newman is outstanding, the onscreen talent bring their a-game while the story is extremely riveting. It lasts for 141 minutes, it felt like 90 minutes tops; it absolutely flies through its run time, at no moment did I feel anything close to bored. Tom Ha

Two great actors deliver with a simple but superlative script. Of course we know how great an actor Tom Hanks has been, with many Academy Award wins and nominations in his body of work. I think sometimes he makes it look so easy that he doesn't receive adequate credit for those roles. Sir Mark Rylance is more of a character actor, even though he has had lead roles also. He disappears into his cha
Mark Rylance is brilliant in this film. Tom Hanks does his usual excellent performance. I don't know much about Mark Rylance. Maybe he is one of those rare brilliant actors who just hasn't had the accolades he deserves. I am sure that if you asked him if he was worried about his lack of recognition, that he would simply say "would it help?"

> Totally unexpected PG-13 rated negotiation-drama based on the Cold War. The movie that should have been made 50 years ago, but due to the international political tension it did not take off. So now it's here, the same director made it. It's a rocking combo, once again Spielberg and Hanks come together, tell me who's going to miss that. Simply spellbinding, one of the best movie of the year.
Steven Spielberg really knows how to craft movies and this is a very good example. A simple and good story, well scripted, with a well chosen cast and with Tom Hanks, who keep giving us great performances. Amy Ryan does a great job, which is even better in the case of Mark Rylance.











