Bridge of Spies quotes

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In the cold war, a lawyer, James B. Donovan is recruited by the CIA and involved in an intense negotiation mission to release and exchange a CIA U-2 spy-plane pilot, Francis G. Powers. The pilot was arrested alive after his plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a mission and stays in the company of a KGB intelligence officer, Rudolf Abel, who was arrested for espionage in the US.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Production: Dreamworks Pictures
Genre: drama, history, thriller
Year: 2015
MetaScore: 81/100
ImdbRating: 7.6
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 16 Oct 2015
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 30 wins & 99 nominations.


29 Clips & Quotes

I have a mandate to serve you - Bridge of Spies 01:01 I have a mandate to serve you Would it help - Bridge of Spies 01:21 Would it help The boss isn't always right - Bridge of Spies 00:42 The boss isn't always right It doesn't matter what others think - Bridge of Spies 00:41 It doesn't matter what others think The death sentence is not a foregone conclusion - Bridge of Spies 00:41 The death sentence is not a foregone conclusion Conspiracy to gather secrets - Bridge of Spies 00:54 Conspiracy to gather secrets Enjoy your big American breakfast - Bridge of Spies 00:44 Enjoy your big American breakfast But at least I'll lose - Bridge of Spies 00:41 But at least I'll lose I'm sure they do - Bridge of Spies 00:41 I'm sure they do What's the next move when you don't know what the game is - Bridge of Spies 00:41 What's the next move when you don't know what the game is Every person matters - Bridge of Spies 00:43 Every person matters There may be a glitch - Bridge of Spies 00:50 There may be a glitch We need to get off this merry go round sir - Bridge of Spies 00:45 We need to get off this merry go round sir We don't have Pryor - Bridge of Spies 01:03 We don't have Pryor We are engaged in a war - Bridge of Spies 01:03 We are engaged in a war According to your description - Bridge of Spies 01:03 According to your description It doesn't matter - Bridge of Spies 01:03 It doesn't matter You've never asked me if the charges were true - Bridge of Spies 00:54 You've never asked me if the charges were true The President has commuted the sentence of Rudolf Abel - Bridge of Spies 01:29 The President has commuted the sentence of Rudolf Abel What did you expect - Bridge of Spies 01:29 What did you expect Were you beaten - Bridge of Spies 00:47 Were you beaten Do you mind if I fetch my teeth - Bridge of Spies 00:43 Do you mind if I fetch my teeth Best that this all remains confidential - Bridge of Spies 00:43 Best that this all remains confidential Look at the map now - Bridge of Spies 01:21 Look at the map now You don't even like Powers - Bridge of Spies 00:49 You don't even like Powers Here's the deal - Bridge of Spies 00:49 Here's the deal If capture is a foregone conclusion - Bridge of Spies 00:49 If capture is a foregone conclusion You should be careful - Bridge of Spies 00:49 You should be careful It's my business - Bridge of Spies 00:49 It's my business

Cast

Rudolf Abel - Mark Rylance
Agent Blasco - Domenick Lombardozzi
Agent Gamber - Victor Verhaeghe
FBI Agent - Mark Fichera
FBI Agent - Brian Hutchison
James B. Donovan - Tom Hanks
Bates - Joshua Harto
Receptionist - Henny Russell
Alison - Donovan's Secretary - Rebekah Brockman
Thomas Watters Jr. - Alan Alda
Lynn Goodnough - John Rue
Doug Forrester - Billy Magnussen
Mary Donovan - Amy Ryan
Peggy Donovan - Jillian Lebling
Roger Donovan - Noah Schnapp
Carol Donovan - Eve Hewson
Police Officer - Brooklyn Courthouse - Joel Brady
Francis Gary Powers - Austin Stowell
Lie Detector Test Administrator - Michael Pemberton
Joe Murphy - Jesse Plemons
Pilot in Motel Room - Geoffrey Rude
Pilot in Motel Room - Michael Rempen
Agent Williams - Michael Gaston
Judge Byers - Dakin Matthews
William Tompkins - Stephen Kunken
Hoffman - Scott Shepherd
Agent Somner - Jon Curry
U2 Pilot - Wes McGee
Bailiff (as Jim Ferris) - Jim C. Ferris
Crying Girl - Lucia Ryan
Classroom Boy #1 - Nolan Lyons
Classroom Girl #1 - Hayley Feinstein
Classroom Girl #2 - Victoria Leigh
Classroom Boy #2 - Sawyer Barth
Classroom Teacher - Ashlie Atkinson
Teacher - Haley Rawson
Secretary on Subway - Laurie Dawn
Gentleman on Subway #1. - Andy Schneeflock
Gentleman on Subway #2 - James Lorinz
Older Lady on Subway (as Pat Squire) - Patricia Squire
Clerk - Mario Corry
Foreman - Donavon Dietz
Millie Byers - Le Clanché du Rand
Man in Courtroom - Mike Houston
Courthouse Reporter - Joe Starr
Courthouse Reporter - Hamilton Clancy
Courthouse Reporter - Jonathan Walker
NYPD Lieutenant - Greg Nutcher
Angry NYPD Cop - Tracy Howe
Justice Warren - Edward James Hyland
Radio Newscaster (voice) - John Taylor
Marty - Steven Boyer
Partner at Watters Law Firm - John Henry Cox
Soviet Judge - Powers' Trial - Mark Zak
Soviet Translator - Victor Schefé
Allen Dulles - Peter McRobbie
Frederic Pryor - Will Rogers
Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction - Daniela Schulz
Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction - Moritz Berg
Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction - Emma Nazahn
Family #2 at Berlin Wall Construction - Matthias Scherwenikas
Family #2 at Berlin Wall Construction - Greta Galisch de Palma
Family #2 at Berlin Wall Construction - Matilda Palma Galisch
Katje - Nadja Bobyleva
East German Soldier #1 - Kai Wido Meyer
East German Soldier #2 - Kristoffer Fuss
East German Soldier #3 - Thomas Hacikoglu
Mr. Michener - David Wilson Barnes
Pinker - Joe Forbrich
Prison Official - Henning Bormann
Checkpoint Soldier #1 - Ketel Weber
Checkpoint Soldier #2 - Maik Rogge
Checkpoint Soldier #3 - Tim Morten Uhlenbrock
East German Youth (as Mathias Gärtner) - Matthias Gärtner
East German Youth - Rafael Gareisen
East German Youth - Nico Ehrenteit
Soviet Embassy Receptionist - Radik Golovkov
Helen Abel - Petra-Maria Cammin
Lydia Abel - Luce Dreznin
Cousin Drews - Michael Schenk
Ivan Schischkin - Michael Gor
Wolfgang Vogel - Sebastian Koch
Soviet Guard - Wanja Götz
Soviet Guard - Stefan Langel
Soviet Guard - Vladimir Vilanov
2nd Soviet Interrogator - Ivan Shvedoff
Soviet Main Interrogator - Merab Ninidze
Soviet Director / Official - Konstantin Frolov
Michael Verona - Steve Cirbus
Checkpoint Guard #1 - Michael Kranz
Checkpoint Guard #2 - Max Kidd
East German Guard - Pryor - Frederic Heidorn
East German Guard - Donovan - Nils Malten
Hilton Waitress - Nina Gummich
Harald Ott - Burghart Klaußner
Ott's Secretary - Max Mauff
Agent Faye - Jon Donahue
CIA Agent - Glienicke Bridge - Martin Dew
Subway Station Businessman (voice) - Peter Arpesella
Businessman - Xan Aspero
East German Officer - Joachim Paul Assböck
Featured Courtroom Spectator - Marshall Axt
Photographer - Guy Ayad
Man Yelling - Stephen Badalamenti
German Boy - Mateusz Balcerek
Suzanne Fabry (archive footage) - Jacqueline Beer
Mitchener's Driver - C.T. Brauner
Next Door Neighbor - Gregory M. Brown
Kookie (archive footage) - Edd Byrnes
Reporter - Marko Caka
Refugee - Yaz Canli
FBI Agent - Phil Cappadora
Court Officer Harris - Giovanni Celentano
Neighbor - Peter Conboy
Classmate - Ethan Coskay
FBI Agent - Vincent Cucuzza
Astoria Kid - John Davis
Federal Marshal - Dennis Duswalt
Juror - Scott Eliasoph
FBI - James Farley
Natalie - Keri Flaherty
Astoria Kid - Isaac Galizio
Courtroom Reporter - Michael Wren Gucciardo
Reporter - Michael Simon Hall
Press Photographer - Marc A. Hermann
Texan Oil Business Man - Robert Homann-Cauquil
Citizen West-Berlin - Frederik Klaus
Second Man in Courtroom - Timothy Klein
CIA Agent - Benjamin Kohzer
Justice Lafayette Black - Ron Komora
Russian General (voice) - Alim Kouliev
Journalist - Alex M. Kowall
Russian soldier - Vitali Kwillitsch
Supreme Court Reporter - David Lamberton
Classmate - Lilianna LaVertu
Lunch Box Neighbor - Paul Jude Letersky
Rex Randolph (archive footage) - Richard Long
Thomas Watter's Law Assoc. - Will MacAdam
Upscale Bar Patron - Doris McCarthy
Police Officer - Kevin Medina
Juror - Mdivani Monroe
Classmate - Joseph Daniel Murphy
Boy in yard & in the street - Jon Necaj
Bailiff - J. T. O'Connor
Court Attendant - Phil Oddo
FBI Agent - John Ohkuma
Subway Stairs Walker - Jon L Peacock
Subway Stairs Walker - Aleksandrs Petukhovs
Subway Rider - Craig Joseph Pisani
NYPD - Michael Power
CIA Agent - Francis Gary Powers Jr.
Vopo Commanding Officer - David L. Price
Cab Driver - Rainer Reiners
Neighborhood Boy - Casey Roberts
Angry Train Passenger - Zak Roland
Subway Stairs Walker - Rock Ryan
Blue Collar Pedestrian - Mike Scerbo
News Reporter - Pavel Shatu
Neighbor on Lawn - Nancy Ellen Shore
Storekeeper / Sanitation Worker - Robert Shulman
Subway Passenger - Chris Sirois
Jeff Spencer (archive footage) - Roger Smith
Subway Rider - Michael Szuslik
Hilton Guest - Chris Theisinger
Courtroom Spectator - Nicholas Thomas
Courtroom Spectator - Paul Thornton
CIA agent - John Vaughan
East German Youth - Laurenz Wiegand
Classmate - Alexis Winter
Officer - Junes Zahdi
Sharp Elbowed Reporter - Leonard Zimmerman