Bridge of Spies
Synopsis and Details
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.
- Year of production 2015
- Release Date 15 October 2015
- Local Release Date 2 February 2016
Overview
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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Metadata
- TMDb ID 296098
- Original Title Bridge of Spies
- Release Date 15 October 2015
- Local Release Date 2 February 2016
- Runtime 2 h 21 min
- Production TSG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Participant, Reliance Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures
- Country India, United States of America, Germany
- Languages Russian, English, German
- Genres Thriller, Drama
- Director Steven Spielberg
- Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg
- Director of Photography Janusz Kamiński
- Original Music Composer Thomas Newman
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- Writer Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Matt Charman
- Certification PG-13
- Budget $40,000,000
- Revenue $165,478,348
- IMDb Id tt3682448
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