names: Bridge of Spies
genre: Thriller, Drama
overview: 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.
crew: Tom Hanks, James B. Donovan, Mark Rylance, Rudolf Abel, Amy Ryan, Mary Donovan, Alan Alda, Thomas Watters Jr., Sebastian Koch, Wolfgang Vogel, Austin Stowell, Francis Gary Powers, Billy Magnussen, Doug Forrester, Michael Simon Hall, Reporter, Edward James Hyland, Chief Justice Earl Warren
orig_title: Bridge of Spies