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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Film Cast:

• James B. Donovan: Tom Hanks
• Rudolf Abel: Mark Rylance
• Mary Donovan: Amy Ryan
• Thomas Watters Jr.: Alan Alda
• Wolfgang Vogel: Sebastian Koch
• Francis Gary Powers: Austin Stowell
• Doug Forrester: Billy Magnussen
• Reporter: Michael Simon Hall
• Chief Justice Earl Warren: Edward James Hyland
• William Tompkins: Stephen Kunken
• Man in Courtroom: Mike Houston
• Gentleman on Subway #2: James Lorinz
• NYPD: Michael Power
• Courthouse Reporter #1: Joe Starr
• Soviet Main Interrogator: Merab Ninidze
• NYPD Lieutenant James: Greg Nutcher
• Hoffman: Scott Shepherd
• Joe Murphy: Jesse Plemons
• Agent Blasco: Domenick Lombardozzi
• Carol Donovan: Eve Hewson
• Roger Donovan: Noah Schnapp
• Peggy Donovan: Jillian Lebling
• Agent Williams: Michael Gaston
• Allen Dulles: Peter McRobbie
• Bates: Joshua Harto
• Soviet Judge – Powers’ Trial: Mark Zak
• FBI Agent: John Ohkuma
• Harald Ott: Burghart Klaußner
• Ivan Schischkin: Mikhail Gorevoy
• Ott’s Secretary: Max Mauff
• Agent Gamber: Victor Verhaeghe
• FBI Agent #1: Mark Fichera
• FBI Agent #2: Brian Hutchison
• Judge Byers: Dakin Matthews
• Police Officer – Brooklyn Courthouse: Joel Brady
• Lynn Goodnough: John Rue
• Lie Detector Test Administrator: Michael Pemberton
• Agent Somner: Jon Curry
• U2 Pilot: Wes McGee
• Bailiff: Jim C. Ferris
• Teacher: Haley Rawson
• Classroom Teacher: Ashlie Atkinson
• Marty: Steven Boyer
• Partner at Watters Law Firm: John Henry Cox
• Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction: Daniela Schulz
• Katje: Nadja Bobyleva
• Pinker: Joe Forbrich
• Older Lady on Subway: Patricia Squire
• Receptionist: Henny Russell
• Classroom Boy #1: Nolan Lyons
• Classroom Girl #1: Hayley Feinstein
• Classroom Girl #2: Victoria Leigh
• Agent Faye: Jon Donahue
• Soviet Translator: Victor Schefé
• East German Officer (uncredited): Joachim Paul Assböck
• Cab Driver (uncredited): Rainer Reiners
• Courthouse Reporter: Hamilton Clancy
• Angry NYPD Cop: Tracy Howe
• Lunch Box Neighbor (uncredited): Paul Jude Letersky
• Courtroom Reporter (uncredited): Michael Wren Gucciardo
• East German Youth: Rafael Gareisen
• Neighbor (uncredited): Peter Conboy
• Justice Lafayette Black (uncredited): Ron Komora
• Cousin Drews: Michael Schenk
• Classroom Boy #2: Sawyer Barth
• Frederic Pryor: Will Rogers

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Thomas Newman
• Producer: Steven Spielberg
• Director of Photography: Janusz Kamiński
• Editor: Michael Kahn
• Writer: Joel Coen
• Writer: Ethan Coen
• Casting: Ellen Lewis
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Rydstrom
• Unit Production Manager: Daniel Lupi
• Sound Effects Editor: Kyrsten Mate
• Music Editor: Bill Bernstein
• Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Hymns
• ADR Mixer: Doc Kane
• Foley Artist: Dennie Thorpe
• Foley Artist: Jana Vance
• Executive Producer: Jonathan King
• Supervising Art Director: Marco Bittner Rosser
• Gaffer: Albrecht Silberberger
• Best Boy Electric: Roland Patzelt
• Electrician: Felix Weddige
• Rigging Gaffer: Dietmar Haupt
• Dolly Grip: Christian Scheibe
• Set Costumer: Dietke Brandt
• Key Hair Stylist: Petra Schaumann
• Special Effects Coordinator: Steven Kirshoff
• Unit Production Manager: Arno Neubauer
• Set Decoration: Bernhard Henrich
• Producer: Marc Platt
• Makeup Artist: Heather Plott
• Costumer: Barbara Schramm
• Production Executive: Sonja B. Zimmer
• Executive Producer: Jeff Skoll
• Art Direction: Anja Müller
• Electrician: Andre Poser
• Art Department Coordinator: Cathleen Hoffmann
• Unit Production Manager: Carla Raij
• Sound Mix Technician: Tony Sereno
• Hair Department Head: Kay Georgiou
• ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
• Best Boy Electric: Ryan Webb
• Makeup Artist: Kenny Myers
• Hair Supervisor: Valeska Schitthelm
• Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo
• Supervising Art Director: Kim Jennings
• Production Design: Adam Stockhausen
• Costume Design: Kasia Walicka-Maimone
• Casting: Lucky Englander
• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
• Second Assistant Camera: Hamilton Longyear
• Unit Production Manager: Marianna Rowinska
• Unit Production Manager: Will Weiske
• Producer: Kristie Macosko
• Key Makeup Artist: Angela Johnson
• Makeup Artist: Lois Burwell
• Prop Maker: Simon Weisse
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Sven Martin
• Casting: Fritz Fleischhacker
• Writer: Matt Charman
• Costume Supervisor: David Davenport
• Additional Editor: Sarah Broshar
• Prop Maker: Cindy Schnitter
• Costume Supervisor: Meike Schlegel
• Transportation Coordinator: Florian Haeger
• Set Costumer: Theresa Anna Luther
• Costumer: Marcy Rector
• Sound Mixer: Drew Kunin
• Set Designer: Michael Fissneider
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Nelson
• Makeup Department Head: Judy Chin
• Property Master: Sandy Hamilton
• Scenic Artist: Rachel Nemec
• Costume Supervisor: Nicole Greenbaum
• Script Supervisor: Jessica Lichtner
• Foley Editor: Doug Winningham
• Set Dresser: Tim Zydel
• Location Manager: Jason Farrar
• Construction Coordinator: Joseph A. Alfieri Jr.
• Steadicam Operator: Marcus Pohlus
• Still Photographer: Jaap Buitendijk
• Costumer: Nina Cinelli
• Camera Operator: Mitch Dubin
• Visual Effects Producer: Kilou Picard
• Assistant Art Director: Ryan Heck
• Art Direction: Scott Dougan
• Scenic Artist: Christopher Kay
• Unit Publicist: Larry Kaplan
• Gaffer: Steve Ramsey
• Electrician: Michael J. Maurer
• Leadman: Thierry Labbe
• Painter: Wolfgang Wrede
• Key Hair Stylist: Jerry DeCarlo
• Key Makeup Artist: Björn Rehbein
• Leadman: Philip Canfield
• Steadicam Operator: Maceo Bishop
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Charlie Noble
• Construction Grip: Chris Cochrane
• Key Hair Stylist: Barbara Cantu
• Production Coordinator: Meghan K. Wicker
• Lighting Technician: Ryan Copeland
• Location Manager: Klaus Große Darrelmann
• Foley Editor: Luke Dunn Gielmuda
• Assistant Art Director: Katya Blumenberg
• Digital Intermediate Editor: Everette Webber
• Music Editor: Jordan Corngold
• Visual Effects Editor: Tobias Pfeiffer
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Sean Stranks
• Head Greensman: Amy Safhay
• Set Costumer: Marta Font
• Visual Effects Editor: Crystal Hadcroft
• Costumer: Leigh Bell
• ADR Mixer: Howard London
• Digital Intermediate Producer: Bob Peishel
• Props: Michael Powsner
• Visual Effects Editor: Struan Farquhar
• CG Supervisor: Daniel Pastore
• Storyboard Artist: Timothy Burgard
• Foley Editor: Benjamin A. Burtt
• Foley Mixer: Chris Manning
• ADR Coordinator: Tricia Schultz
• Costumer: Wade Sullivan
• Special Effects Supervisor: Gerd Nefzer
• Rigging Gaffer: William Hines
• Hairstylist: Clare M. Corsick
• Set Dresser: John Michael Kehoe
• Associate Editor: Patrick Crane
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Sze Jia Eng
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Ankit Gokani
• Key Rigging Grip: James Boniece
• Digital Intermediate: Gray Marshall
• Chief Lighting Technician: Brian Bartolini
• Electrician: Brett Heicher
• ADR Supervisor: Steve Slanec
• Standby Carpenter: Roman Berger
• Dialogue Editor: Brian Chumney
• Digital Colorist: Ntana Key
• Art Department Coordinator: Julia Heymans
• Art Department Coordinator: Aimee Athnos
• Casting Associate: Kate Sprance
• Assistant Costume Designer: Matthew Pachtman
• Assistant Costume Designer: Brittany Loar
• Costume Supervisor: Bettina Seifert
• Key Hair Stylist: Mitchell Beck
• Key Grip: Jim Kwiatkowski
• Key Grip: Mitchell Andrew Lillian
• Property Master: Eckart Friz
• First Assistant Camera: Mark Spath
• First Assistant Camera: Denny Kortze
• First Assistant Camera: Lars Richter
• Animation: Nafisah Mohamed
• Animation: Walter Goh
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Kimberly Aller
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Alene Tan
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Chan Ee Jien
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Vanessa Seow
• Visual Effects Producer: Jennifer Meislohn
• Visual Effects Producer: Sebastian Meszmann
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Dinesh K. Bishnoi
• Electrician: Robert Ansbro
• Key Makeup Artist: Henny Zimmer
• Makeup & Hair: Andrea Gotowtschikow
• Production Coordinator: Imke Sommerkamp
• Dolly Grip: Rick Marroquin
• Color Timer: Dave Pultz
• ADR Recordist: Jeff Gersh
• Assistant Editor: Michael J. Wechsler
• Location Manager: Klaudia Smieja
• Costumer: Dorothea Kulhawy
• Key Grip: Glenn König
• Set Dresser: Billy Baker
• Location Manager: Corri Hopkins
• Casting Assistant: Lucas Englander
• Third Assistant Director: Caroline Kaempfer
• Set Designer: Josef Brandl
• Second Assistant Camera: Won-suk Park
• Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
• Second Assistant Camera: Alex Worster
• Second Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
• ADR Mixer: Matt Dawson
• Lighting Technician: Hinrich Peters
• Graphic Designer: Annie Atkins
• Standby Painter: Enzo Enzel
• Matchmove Supervisor: Simon Pynn
• Tailor: Susan Bakula
• Picture Car Coordinator: David Wang
• Dolly Grip: Elmar Suska
• Electrician: Robert Vuolo
• Key Costumer: Carol Anne Wegner
• Digital Compositor: Zachary Lowe
• Visual Effects Technical Director: Victor Wagner
• 3D Artist: Jan Fischer
• 3D Artist: James Galen Clark
• Boom Operator: Michael Scott
• Electrician: Carl Casano
• Costumer: Lisa Wujick
• Scenic Artist: Jana Liptak
• Costumer: Wyatt Bartlett
• ADR Mixer: Bobby Johanson
• ADR Recordist: Michael Rivera
• Digital Compositor: Anton Yri
• Concept Artist: Kouji Tajima
• Lead Animator: Ben Goerlach
• Matchmove Supervisor: Souvik Mitra
• Best Boy Grip: Paul Candrilli
• 3D Artist: Guillaume Gaussuron
• Dolly Grip: John Mang
• Casting Assistant: Betsy Fippinger
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Danny Walker
• Travel Coordinator: Mimi N. McGreal
• Props: Gabu Camilo
• 3D Artist: Martin Wellstein
• Second Assistant Camera: Kaja Styczynska
• Carpenter: Glen A. Gregory
• VFX Lighting Artist: Helga Victoria
• Production Accountant: Pam Ellington
• Costumer: Leonard Logsdail
• Carpenter: Yosef Barbalat
• Compositing Supervisor: Gianfranco Sgura
• Assistant Set Decoration: Kasia Swiezak
• Head Carpenter: Patrick Lojek
• Extras Casting: Annika Sell
• Matchmove Supervisor: Martin Jurado
• Extras Casting: Billy Dowd
• Boom Operator: Benjamin Dunker
• Set Dresser: Maria Szyńkarczuk
• Best Boy Grip: Steve O’Hallearn
• Picture Car Coordinator: Jan Kubkowski
• Production Coordinator: Kate Kelly
• Makeup & Hair Assistant: Hanna Lesna
• Costumer: Margarethe Przywara
• Casting Coordinator: Julie Bennett
• Tailor: Yvette Helin
• Second Second Assistant Director: Josh Muzaffer
• Set Dresser: Jessica LeNoble
• Construction Buyer: Melanie Reichert
• Costumer: Amy L. Teets
• VFX Lighting Artist: Janson Chew
• Unit Manager: Jan Enderlein
• Publicist: Eike Wolf
• Head Carpenter: Michael Acevedo
• Translator: Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
• Location Coordinator: Alexander Biehn
• ADR Engineer: Mark Lindauer
• Makeup & Hair Assistant: Joanna Szprynger
• Third Assistant Director: Stephan Ryll
• Construction Foreman: Mark Tierney
• Construction Grip: Christopher Santilli
• Graphic Designer: Liliana Lambriev
• Prop Maker: Benjamin Palmer
• Prop Maker: Tobias Schroeter
• Scenic Artist: Philippe Belhache
• Scenic Artist: Brian Cote
• Sculptor: James Cowley
• Set Decorating Coordinator: Carolin Langenbahn
• Set Dresser: Michael Bruno
• Set Dresser: Vincent Fellegara
• Set Dresser: Corinne Iasilli
• Dolly Grip: Jamie Lind
• Electrician: Michael Abt
• Electrician: Robert Bartz
• Electrician: Alfred Padilla
• Electrician: Dan Jung
• Colorist: Natalie Helgath
• Colorist: John Vladic
• Digital Compositor: Ken Stewart
• Digital Compositor: Oliver Thornton
• Digital Compositor: Holly Gosnell
• Matte Painter: Jia-Hao Ng
• Extras Casting: Dominik Watin
• Extras Casting Assistant: Lech Zdunkiewicz
• Costume Assistant: Erena Willis
• Costumer: Jose Bantula
• Set Costumer: Courtney D’Alesio
• First Assistant Accountant: Timothy O’Malley
• Production Secretary: Sabrina Cordes
• Production Secretary: Miriam Tielmann
• Publicist: Bianca Makarewicz
• Second Assistant Accountant: Shelley Patel
• Second Assistant Accountant: Matthew Rignanese
• Translator: Kristina Nazarevskaia
• Travel Coordinator: Sabina Friedland
• Production Supervisor: Corey Sklov
• Wardrobe Designer: Anna Adamowicz-Kwapień

Movie Reviews:

• Andres Gomez: 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.

• Reno: > 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.

  I think this flick is for adults. There’s no sex, no nudity, not even a single kiss or the bad language and zero violence, its fine for teens and kids can understand, but the story is what I meant that suits only for the grown ups. Like the usual, this Spielberg movie is easy to follow, there’s no tricky twists and turns, but aimed for only the event that’s based on the real.

  Over a 2 hour long negotiation drama with surrounded by suspense and thrills. It’s completely a one man show and the end has been just like everybody wanted. I’m not surprised that it is nominated for the Oscars in the 6 categories including the best motion picture. I would be very happy if it puts at least a couple of trophies to its basket. I feel it is a must see if you’re interested in WWII related subjects, other than the war.

  8½/10

• djgri: 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?”
• Peter McGinn: 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 characters. He was wonderful playing Thomas Cromwell in the British tv series Wolf Hall. Boy, am I looking forward to the next series of that standout program. Oh, and by the way, he won the Academy Award for his work in this very film I am reviewing here. And of course it was directed by Steven Spielberg, a bit of a legend himself.

  The plot to Bridge of Spies is not as layered and complex as many spy thrillers, but if anything, not having twists and turns dropping onto our head from above allows the suspense to build out in plain sight. Interestingly, one of the key scenes was filmed on location where the event actually took place. I am leaving out the details in case are you haven’t watched it yet

• r96sk: Superb film!

  I love ‘Bridge of Spies’. 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 Hanks is brilliant in the lead role as Donovan, yet another great performance to add to his résumé. He rightly takes all the plaudits, but some must be left for Mark Rylance who is also brilliant as Abel. The support cast also more than pull their weight, too.

  Undeniably worth your time. Not sure how much of it is historically accurate (sounds like most is?), I honestly don’t really care as it’s a great film – which is what we are all here for after all.