Bridge of Spies
(2015)
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writer:
Joel Coen, Matt Charman, Ethan Coen
Cast:
Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan
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.