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Bridge of Spies

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 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. Show more

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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