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Bridge of Spies

  • 20152015
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 22m
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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 sp... Read allDuring 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.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.
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308K
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  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Matt Charman
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Mark Rylance
    • Alan Alda
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  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Matt Charman
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Mark Rylance
    • Alan Alda
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    • 519User reviews
    • 506Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 30 wins & 103 nominations total

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • James B. Donovanas James B. Donovan
    Mark Rylance
    Mark Rylance
    • Rudolf Abelas Rudolf Abel
    Alan Alda
    Alan Alda
    • Thomas Watters Jr.as Thomas Watters Jr.
    Amy Ryan
    Amy Ryan
    • Mary Donovanas Mary Donovan
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    • Agent Blascoas Agent Blasco
    Victor Verhaeghe
    Victor Verhaeghe
    • Agent Gamberas Agent Gamber
    Mark Fichera
    Mark Fichera
    • FBI Agentas FBI Agent
    Brian Hutchison
    Brian Hutchison
    • FBI Agentas FBI Agent
    Joshua Harto
    Joshua Harto
    • Batesas Bates
    Henny Russell
    Henny Russell
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    Rebekah Brockman
    Rebekah Brockman
    • Alison (Donovan's Secretary)as Alison (Donovan's Secretary)
    John Rue
    John Rue
    • Lynn Goodnoughas Lynn Goodnough
    Billy Magnussen
    Billy Magnussen
    • Doug Forresteras Doug Forrester
    Jillian Lebling
    Jillian Lebling
    • Peggy Donovanas Peggy Donovan
    Noah Schnapp
    Noah Schnapp
    • Roger Donovanas Roger Donovan
    Eve Hewson
    Eve Hewson
    • Carol Donovanas Carol Donovan
    Joel Brady
    Joel Brady
    • Police Officer - Brooklyn Courthouseas Police Officer - Brooklyn Courthouse
    Austin Stowell
    Austin Stowell
    • Francis Gary Powersas Francis Gary Powers
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Matt Charman
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
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    • Trivia
      Soviet agent Rudolf Ivanovich Abel sent and received coded messages that were hidden inside such things as hollow U.S. coins, bolts, and batteries. The FBI first became aware of Abel's activities in 1953, when Abel's incompetent junior colleague Reino Hayhanen carelessly spent a hollow nickel that ended up in the hands of a paperboy. The Brooklyn newsboy who got the nickel thought it felt too light. He dropped the nickel on the sidewalk, and it popped open, revealing a piece of microfilm with a coded message inside. After Hayhanen's blunders, Abel lost confidence in him and sent him back to the U.S.S.R., which would not have gone well for Hayhanen, who defected in 1957. He showed the FBI how to crack the code and it was Hayhanen who gave up Rudolf Abel. The "Hollow Nickel Case" was also dramatized in The FBI Story (1959).
    • Goofs
      The end titles say that the Soviets never acknowledged Abel as a spy. On the contrary, Rudolf Ivanovich Abel was frequently used as an example of a very successful spy, being able to stay undetected for 8 years in the United States and maintain his silence after being captured. Western journalists were invited to attend Abel's funeral. His gravestone is marked with the KGB crest. Abel also frequently gave public speeches about the importance of intelligence work. Finally, Abel is portrayed on a series of Soviet stamps dedicated to "Soviet Intelligence officers" together with other well known agents such as Kim Philby and K.T. Molody.
    • Quotes

      James Donovan: I have a mandate to serve you. Nobody else does. Quite frankly, everybody else has an interest in sending you to the electric chair.

      Rudolf Abel: All right...

      James Donovan: You don't seem alarmed.

      Rudolf Abel: Would it help?

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    Spielberg and Hanks--fry to find a better duo than that for a great film.
    "Everyone deserves a defense. Everyone matters." James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks)

    In Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg once again masterfully goes to the historical drama with a righteous man's theme (think Schindler and Lincoln for starters). This time lawyer James B. Donovan is asked to defend an accused Soviet spy, Rudolf Able (Mark Rylance, superb), in order to show the world the American justice system is democratic.

    The story is "inspired by true events" with the outline of the exchange of Able for U-2 downed pilot Gary Powers historically accurate. As usual, Spielberg recreates the times with the atmosphere, cars, and film noir aspect of a spy thriller in the figurative and literal Cold War. He said, "I always wanted to tell the stories that really interested me in my personal life—which are stories about things that actually happened."

    Hanks is central to Spielberg's vision of the lone hero defying the odds and supporting the highest ideals of the American Constitution and the individually virtuous man. Never does Hanks overplay the good-guy card; he's just very adept at playing an everyman not always right but always righteous.

    The dialogue is crisp, a no fooling around typical of Spielberg and Hanks but a charming bad guy as well: James Donovan: "Aren't you worried?" Rudolf Abel: "Would it help?" As producer Kristie Macosko Krieger commented about Spielberg, "He's got a childlike sense of wonder. He never gets tired of hearing stories . . . . " Bridge of Spies is vintage Spielberg with a Lincoln-like atmosphere, righteous hero, and intriguing multi-plot, an entertaining spy story brimming with humanity.

    As the director says, "This is more about very smart people in conversation with each other, and the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads is that, if they make the wrong decisions, it's the end of the world."
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    • Release date
      • October 16, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • India
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • St. James Place
    • Filming locations
      • Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Reliance Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $72,313,754
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,371,203
      • Oct 18, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $165,478,348
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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