Bridge Of Spies

“Bridge of Spies” is a Steven Spielberg-directed spy thriller that stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Austin Stowell, and Will Rogers. It tells the true story of how an obscure New York lawyer is recruited to negotiate an exchange of spies between the United States and the Soviet Union. Four men are at the center of this fascinating and well-told story. Rudolf Abel (Rylance) is a Soviet intelligence agent working in New York City. In 1957, the FBI arrests Abel for espionage. He is quickly tried and convicted of the charges. Abel’s defense lawyer is James Donovan (Hanks), who previously had been requested for the job. Donovan reluctantly agrees to defend Abel. With all the anti-communist hysteria surrounding the case, he knows that it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that Abel will be convicted. About the best Donovan can hope for is to convince the hard-nosed trial judge not to give his client a death sentence. The third and fourth men in this story are Francis Gary Powers (Stowell) and Frederic Pryor (Rogers), two Americans serving time in separate prisons behind the Iron Curtain. Powers is a U-2 pilot working for the CIA. He had been shot down while flying over the Soviet Union. Pryor is a graduate student studying in Berlin, who just happens to be on the wrong side of the infamous wall then under construction. Their cases are about to become linked in a high stakes game of power politics between the world’s greatest superpowers… Re-enter James Donovan. The CIA recruits him to go into Berlin – by himself, and with no government backing – to negotiate an exchange of prisoners. The CIA wants an Abel for Powers-only swap. But on his own, Donovan decides to negotiate a two-for-one exchange: Abel for Powers AND Pryor… How will the CIA and the governments of the Soviet Union and East Germany react? What will be the outcome? And what dangers does Donovan face while scurrying about in Berlin in search of a deal? Watch this great film to find out… I really enjoyed “Bridge of Spies.” The film had just the right amount of tension to make it a first-rate spy thriller. As one might expect, all the actors are at the top of their game – especially Mark Rylance, who won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his superb acting. Tom Hanks turns in another in a long line of outstanding, polished performances as James Donovan. “Bridge of Spies” is one of the best films of 2015, and one of my new favorites.. Highly recommended.

Tom Hanks plays the role of James Donovan an insurance lawyer who had previously been an American prosecutor during the Nuremberg Trials. He is tapped by the American Government to defend a recently captured, long time, deep cover Soviet spy named Rudolf Abel in order that the world should see that American justice is fair and impartial. Hanks defends his client too well. He does not get him off but he does prevent Abel from being executed when he points out that keeping him alive may prove useful in a potential spy swap with the Soviet Union. Prophetic. Shortly thereafter, Francis Gary Powers is shot down over Soviet Russia piloting a U-2 spy plane. Powers is unable to destroy the plane or commit suicide so the Soviets now have the plane (badly damaged) and Powers. The opportunity now exists to arrange a swap between of the convicted Soviet spy Abel for the captured spy plane pilot Powers. But wait, then comes a wrinkle. In a completely unrelated event an American university student travels into East Berlin just as the Soviets are closing their sector (East Berlin) to all traffic in or out except through specific check points. The American student is arrested by the East Germans as a spy. Now, the American government taps Hanks again. This time to arrange a swap of Abel for Powers. This is the basis for the rest of this remarkable well told story. And, it is true. In my opinion this is one of the best roles Hanks has played.

Great movie. I appreciated that it shows both sides of the espionage story rather than the typical white/ black, good guys/bad guys approach. The Soviet spy is a very interesting character; I wish his story had been developed more. And Tom Hanks is Tom Hanks, although his stance on the motorcycle accident rankles me a bit. Like I'm going feel concerned about how an insurance company makes out in a lawsuit. 🙄

Trasig

Shows both sides of the character and based on true events

I myself recommend this movie very much cause i experienced it myself in imax, and i loved, bcoz it shown the dealings and negototians in exhange of their spies and he himself defending a traitor, its a very good exceptional spy film But at the same time its not a movie where americans are won, they're great stuff like that, propaganda all, This movie is about a humanity, and prosperous relationship b/w countries. It all ties really well with this true event. And that is a great feat. I mean hanks and tom gave us another exceptional film on spies propaganda and all, but i won't recommended this in blu ray cause why to waste that much money on a blu ray which is mainly focuses on true story, I'll only recommend blu ray for great cgi effects and action ones, so I'll recommend cause guys its a quality thats more than enough for a true event story, and dvd is a very fair deal. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Una muy buena producción como la mayoría de la películas en las que actúa Tom Hanks, muy bien lograda y con un tema muy interesante.

It worked, it played, great film