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Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 8

From the very first scene, which is executed with minimal sound design and no score, Spielberg and his technical team work almost like Abel’s painting—focused, deliberate and remarkably quiet.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

...one of the most handsome movies of Spielberg’s latter-day phase, and possibly the most eloquent.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

Hanks gives a very satisfying, watchable and assured performance, with just the right amount of hokum, homely and wily in judiciously balanced proportions.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Ian Nathan
rated 8

So godlike is Spielberg’s status that we often take his talents for granted. The strange, riveting mix of Bridge Of Spies is another sterling reminder that we shouldn’t.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...an elegant, intelligent slice of popular entertainment that peppers its gripping intrigue with winning wit and humour.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Mårten Blomkvist
rated 6

Steven Spielberg bryter inga filmtraditioner. ”Spionernas bro” är solitt Spielberghantverk, men genomgående förutsägbar.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Jesper Olsen
rated 8

...når den er bedst, er ’Spionernes bro’ en ekstremt stilfuld thriller, takket være Spielbergs suveræne håndværk.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

Det er på sine tekniske meritter og en følelse af at være en gode hænder, at filmens får sine fire små stjerner. Spielberg er stadig en bedre instruktør end de fleste...

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks
As James B. Donovan
Burghart Klaußner
As Harald Ott
Dakin Matthews
As Judge Byers
Sebastian Koch
As Wolfgang Vogel
Peter McRobbie
As Allen Dulles
Mikhail Gorevoy
As Ivan Schischkin

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Bridge of Spies is a historical drama film set during the Cold War. The movie follows the story of James Donovan, an insurance lawyer from Brooklyn who is appointed to defend Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy arrested in New York City in 1957. Despite the overwhelming evidence against Abel, Donovan mounts a vigorous defense, convinced that every accused deserves a fair trial. He even risks his own safety and the safety of his family by refusing to cooperate with the CIA's attempts to induce him to violate attorney-client privilege. As the trial unfolds, Donovan becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue between the US and Soviet governments. He convinces the judge to spare Abel's life, arguing that Abel had been serving his country honorably and might be useful for future prisoner exchanges. However, Abel is sentenced to 30 years in prison. Donovan continues to fight for justice, appealing Abel's conviction to the Supreme Court based on lack of search warrant. The film takes a dramatic turn when Donovan is recruited by the CIA operative Hoffman with a new mission - to negotiate with the Soviets for the release of U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, who had been shot down over the Soviet Union and sentenced to 10 years in prison. bridge of Spies is a gripping tale of espionage, diplomacy, and the power of principled conviction as Donovan finds himself at the center of historic events during the Cold War era.

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