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Bridge of Spies

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 10 months

At the height of the Cold War, insurance lawyer James Donovan takes on the job of defending captured Russian spy Rudolf Abel, not knowing that this sets him on a path to East Berlin and leading the tense negotiations for a prisoner swap involving Abel and US spy pilot Gary Powers.

Based on a true story. Show less

Contributors

James Donovan:
Tom Hanks
Rudolf Abel:
Mark Rylance
Mary Donovan:
Amy Ryan
Thomas Watters Jr.:
Alan Alda
Wolfgang Vogel:
Sebastian Koch
Francis Gary Powers:
Austin Stowell
Doug Forrester:
Billy Magnussen
Joe Murphy:
Jesse Plemons
Carol Donovan:
Eve Hewson
Writer:
Joel Coen
Writer:
Ethan Coen

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