A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies poster

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies poster

A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

2016 17mMovie

Documentary

The piece opens with Steven Spielberg's family history with the real life events and follows with cast and crew examining the politics and history of the time, the screenplay's inspirations, espionage and intelligence gathering of the era, the story's relevance today, character attributes, and the Francis Gary Powers and Frederic Pryor stories and their depictions in the film.

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Top Cast

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

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Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

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Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

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Matt Charman

Matt Charman

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Michael Kahn

Michael Kahn

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Will Rogers

Will Rogers

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Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

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Marc Platt

Marc Platt

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Crew

Producers

Laurent Bouzereau

Producer

Editors

Andy Cohen

Editor

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