Tom Hanks portrays US lawyer James Donovan in Steven Spielberg's Bridge Of Spies.
If there is one profession that hasn’t gotten a good reputation in films, it’s that of a lawyer. But when it’s both Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who want to tell the story of a certain real-life lawyer, then this man has to be someone worthy.
Bridge Of Spies is set during the Cold War when the CIA hires insurance lawyer James B. Donovan to defend an accused Russian spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). The intention for the hire is to show to the public that the American government is all about giving a fair trial to everyone.
