Bridge of Spies

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Tom Hanks James B. Donovan

Mark Rylance Rudolf Abel

Amy Ryan Mary Donovan

Alan Alda Thomas Watters Jr.

Sebastian Koch Wolfgang Vogel