brooklyn lawyer james b. donovan ( tom hanks ) is thrust into the center of the cold war as he negotiates the release of a pilot , whose spy plane was shot down over the soviet union .
” and there ’s tom hanks pretending to be middle - aged jimmy stewart in the middle of it all .
( jaap buitendijk dreamworks pictures fox 2000 pictures via ap ) ( associated press ) steven spielberg and writers matt charman and joel and ethan coen toss details at you , shake them all around and piece them back together in the third act , when the form of the published on sep 16 , 2015 subscribe to trailers : http : bit.lysxaw6h subscribe to coming soon : http : bit.lyh2vzun like its misunderstood litigator , is a film that plays the long game .
hanks is playing new york insurance lawyer james donovan , a complacent “ mad men”-era innocent who gets yanked into cold war intrigue much the way stewart or cary grant found themselves at the wrong end in this image released by disney , tom hanks appears in a scene from " bridge of spies . "
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screenwriters matt charman and ethan coen & joel coen have woven this remarkable experience in donovan ’s life into a story inspired by true events that captures the essence of a man who risked everything directed by steven spielberg , " bridge of spies " is based on the true story of the 1960 u-2 incident .
this absorbing tale of tradecraft , political ideals and unimpeachable moral character has been brought to the screen by no less a craftsman than steven spielberg , here directing from a script written by joel and ethan coen , with matt charman .
( lionsgate ) an air of wholesome , stolid assurance pervades “ bridge of spies , ” a handsome , sober - minded cold war thriller about a little - known chapter of american history .
this complex cold war drama soaked in shadows , blues , greys and furrowed brows , is a slow burn that challenges the audience to trust where it 's going .