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Bridge of Spies is a 2015
historical
legal thriller directed by
Steven Spielberg . The screenplay was written by
Matt Charman and
Joel and Ethan Coen . The film is set during the
Cold War and is based on the
1960 U-2 incident and its aftermath.
Tom Hanks plays lawyer
James B. Donovan who is tasked with negotiating the release of the captured American pilot
Francis Gary Powers (
Austin Stowell ) in exchange for the convicted
KGB spy
Rudolf Abel (
Mark Rylance ).
Alan Alda ,
Sebastian Koch , and
Amy Ryan feature in supporting roles.
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The film premiered at the
53rd New York Film Festival on October 4, 2015.
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures gave the film a wide release on October 16 at over 2,800 theaters in the United States and Canada. Bridge of Spies grossed a worldwide total of over $165 million on a production budget of $40 million.
[4]
Rotten Tomatoes , a
review aggregator , surveyed 297 reviews and judged 91% to be positive.
[5] The film garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Rylance's performance.
Bridge of Spies received six nominations at the
88th Academy Awards , including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Score. Rylance went on to win the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .
[6] At the
69th British Academy Film Awards , the film garnered nine nominations and won Best Supporting Actor for Rylance.
[7] He also won the Best Supporting Actor award from the
AACTA Awards ,
New York Film Critics Circle ,
London Film Critics' Circle ,
Toronto Film Critics Association , and
Vancouver Film Critics Circle . Rylance also received nominations at the
Golden Globe Awards and the
Screen Actors Guild Awards . Both the
American Film Institute and the
National Board of Review included Bridge of Spies in their top ten films of 2015.
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Accolades
See also
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