What is Bridge of Spies (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Bridge of Spies''''' is a 2015 historical drama movie directed and co-produced by [[Steven Spielberg]]. It was written by [[Matt Charman]], [[Coen brothers|Ethan and Joel Coen]]. It stars [[Tom Hanks]], [[Mark Rylance]], [[Amy Ryan]], and [[Alan Alda]]. It is set during the [[Cold War]] about the story of lawyer [[James B. Donovan]] who is trying to release [[Francis Gary Powers]]—a [[U.S. Air Force]] pilot whose U-2 spy plane was [[1960 U-2 incident|shot down over the Soviet Union]] in 1960—in exchange for [[Rudolf Abel]], a convicted Soviet [[KGB]] spy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/global/steven-spielberg-to-shoot-scenes-for-cold-war-thriller-in-poland-report-1201337186/ |title=Steven Spielberg to Shoot Scenes for Cold War Thriller in Poland: Report |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |location=Los Angeles |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=2014-10-23 |access-date=2016-04-07 }}</ref> The movie was released by [[Touchstone Pictures]] on October 16, 2015, in the United States and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]] in other countries.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title=Spielberg-Hanks Cold War Film Titled 'Bridge of Spies,' John Williams Won't Compose Score|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/bridge-of-spies-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-john-williams-score-1201455424/|access-date=March 19, 2015|work=Variety|date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> It was a [[box office]] success, grossing $165 million worldwide. The movie received six [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]], and won [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Rylance. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:2015 drama movies]] [[Category:American spy movies]] [[Category:2010s spy movies]] [[Category:Movies set in the 1960s]] [[Category:Movies set in Berlin]] [[Category:Movies set in Russia]] [[Cate