
The Courier(2020)
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.


“In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for.”
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.

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

Stephen Kunken
William Tompkins
Bridge of Spies is a thriller, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), spy, cold war, soviet union, pilot, based on true story. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan. 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.
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