Bridge of Spies quotes

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During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

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.


31 Clips & Quotes

I have a mandate to serve you - Bridge of Spies 01:01 I have a mandate to serve you My father used to say - Bridge of Spies 01:21 My father used to say 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 Has your guy talked - Bridge of Spies 02:52 Has your guy talked 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