Bridge of Spies - Der Unterhändler
- St. James Place (Working title)
Feature Film | 2014 | Drama, Thriller | Germany, USA
Main data
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
|---|---|
| Written by | Matt Charman, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| Production | Dream Works [us], Neunundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH [de], Participant [us], Touchstone Pictures [us] |
| Distributor | Twentieth (20th) Century Fox of Germany GmbH [de] |
Shooting data
| Start of shooting | 08/08/2014 |
|---|---|
| End of shooting | 02/12/2014 |
| Locations | New York |
| Filming regions | East Germany |
Project data
Brief synopsis
Cast
| Actor | Role name | Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | James Donovan [L] | |
| Amy Ryan | Mary Donovan [L] | |
| Alan Alda | Thomas Watters [L] | |
| Eve Hewson | Jan Donovan [L] | |
| Mark Rylance | Rudolf Abel [SR] | |
| Billy Magnussen | Doug Forrester [SR] | |
| Joachim Paul Assböck | Uniformed Officer [SR] | |
| Moritz Berg | Mauerflüchtling [SR] | |
| Henning Bormann | Prison Official Guard [SR] | |
| Nico Ehrenteit | Fritz [SR] | |
| Greta Galisch de Palma | Mother [SR] | |
| Radik Golovkov | Embassy Attaché [SR] | |
| Max Kupfer | Military Officer [SR] | |
| Rainer Reiners | Cab Driver [SR] | |
| Victor Schefé | Soviet Translator [SR] | |
| Daniela Schulz | Family Member [SR] | |
| Petra Marie Cammin | Helen Abel [SR] | |
| Rafael Gareisen | 2nd East German Youth [SR] | |
| Mark Zak | Soviet Judge [SR] | Jim Boeven |
| Nadja Bobyleva | Katje [SR] | |
| Christian Holdt | Balcony Man [SR] | |
| Jonas Braun | Mauerdemonstrant [SR] | |
| Frederic Heidorn | East German Guard Pryer [BP] | |
| Nils Malten | East German Guard [BP] | |
| Maik Rogge | Checkpoint Soldier [BP] | |
| Tim Morten Uhlenbrock | Est German Guard [BP] | |
| Laurenz Wiegand | East German Youth [BP] | |
| Max Mauff | Otts Secretary [BP] | |
| Kai Wido Meyer | East German Soldier [BP] | |
| Jon Schnäcker | East German Youth [BP] | |
| Konstantin Frolov | NR | |
| Matthias Gärtner | Dieter | |
| Mark Filatov | NR | |
| Vladimir Vilanov | Soviet Guard #3 | |
| Sov.Interrogator | Waléra Kanischtscheff |
Crew
| Activity | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Production accountant | Bettina Brenner | |
| Assistant production accountant | Mario Lindner Payroll | Payroll |
| Assistant production accountant | Robert James Napier File Clerk from November | File Clerk from November |
| Cashier | Christina Syring Cashier | Cashier |
| AD Trainee | Nicola Fegg | |
| AD PA | Katharina Dietl Base PA | Base PA |
| AD PA | Stephan Ryll +Cast PA | +Cast PA |
| Rotoscoping artist | Marcin Kummer | |
| Director of photography | Janusz Kaminski | |
| 1st assistant camera | Karim Rahmani Plate Unit | Plate Unit |
| 1st assistant camera | Lars Richter C-cam 2 days :) | C-cam 2 days :) |
| 2nd assistant camera | Won-Suk Park A-Cam | A-Cam |
| 2nd assistant camera | Jan Grunwald plate unit | plate unit |
| 2nd assistant camera | Kaja Styczynska B Cam | B Cam |
| Clapper/loader | Uwe Zegnotat | |
| Video assist/playback operator | Clemens Szelies | |
| Camera trainee | Christoph Kollmann Camera PA Germany & Poland | Camera PA Germany & Poland |
| Extras/bit player casting | Dominik Watin Extras Casting Coordinator Poland | Extras Casting Coordinator Poland |
| Costume designer | Kasia Walicka-Maimone | |
| Costume supervisor | Meike C. Schlegel costume supervisor Nov/Dec ´14 | costume supervisor Nov/Dec ´14 |
| Costume supervisor | Bettina Seifert 27.08.14 - 18.11.14 Berlin | 27.08.14 - 18.11.14 Berlin |
| Assistant costume designer | Katrin Hoffmann historisch 50's, 60's | historisch 50's, 60's |
| Wardrobe | Margarethe Przywara Historisch 50s, 60s Fitting& Dreh Extras | Historisch 50s, 60s Fitting& Dreh Extras |
| Wardrobe | Katja Willecke | |
| Wardrobe | Dietke Brandt 60er Jahre | 60er Jahre |
| Wardrobe | Christine Schultz New York/Berlin | New York/Berlin |
| Wardrobe | Theresa Anna Luther KBKasia Walicka-Maimone/Cast/50s,60s/ D | KBKasia Walicka-Maimone/Cast/50s,60s/ D |
| Wardrobe | Dorothea Kulhawy Costumer Crowd/Berlin | Costumer Crowd/Berlin |
| Costume interpreter | Christian Kratzert | |
| Additional wardrobe | Anja Lafin | |
| Additional wardrobe | Elisabeth Wendt | |
| Additional wardrobe | Alexandra Hannemann | |
| Additional wardrobe | Sylka Schädlich historisch 60er Jahre | historisch 60er Jahre |
| Additional wardrobe | Silvestre Sanchez Strattner | |
| Additional wardrobe | Barbara Schramm | |
| Costume department coordinator | Tine Hoefke | |
| Costume design trainee | Anna Søder , historisch 50s 60s | , historisch 50s 60s |
| Costume design trainee | Rosemoon Cunningham | |
| Director | Steven Spielberg | |
| Extras coordinator | Maria Mehnert daily | daily |
| Extras coordinator | Veronika Binder | |
| Editor | Michael Kahn | |
| Assistant editor | Rene Bernbeck Dailies (ARRI) | Dailies (ARRI) |
| Assistant editor | Ugur Yildirim Editor Michael Kahn | Editor Michael Kahn |
| Key grip | Glenn König Key Grip | Key Grip |
| Key grip | Hannes Tröger Best Boy Rigging U2 Sequence | Best Boy Rigging U2 Sequence |
| Key grip | Elmar Suska Dolly Grip B Cam | Dolly Grip B Cam |
| Key grip | Christian Scheibe Dolly Grip "a" camera | Dolly Grip "a" camera |
| Grip | Sebastian Mayer [2] | |
| Grip | Philipp Rath Grip, Berlin & Poland | Grip, Berlin & Poland |
| Grip | Paolo Sanzani Vorbau / Zusatz | Vorbau / Zusatz |
| Crane operator | Sebastian Dengler 2.Unit TeleskopKran 30f/50f 10DT | 2.Unit TeleskopKran 30f/50f 10DT |
| Gaffer | Albrecht Silberberger | |
| Best boy | Holger Lehnau Rigging | Rigging |
| Rigging gaffer | Dietmar Haupt | |
| Dimmer board operator | Anton Meister | |
| Lighting technician / electrician | André Poser Rigging | Rigging |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Daniel Jopp Rigging | Rigging |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Peter Kramer Senior Electrician | Senior Electrician |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Christian Rybka Rigging Unit | Rigging Unit |
| Lighting technician / electrician | Maximilian Linus Dreusch Rigging | Rigging |
| Additional electrician | Arian Uting | |
| Additional electrician | Patrick Rosta | |
| Additional electrician | Golo Jahn | |
| Additional electrician | Alexander Zeihn | |
| Additional electrician | Andreas Knäblein | |
| Additional electrician | Sascha Görlich | |
| Balloon light operator | Christian Saalfeld Balloonlight Supervisor | Balloonlight Supervisor |
| Lighting assistant | Jonathan Beneteau Zusatz Berlin | Zusatz Berlin |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Valeska Schitthelm Crowd Supervisor | Crowd Supervisor |
| Makeup artist / hair stylist | Petra Schaumann Key Hair Artist / Cast, + Fittings | Key Hair Artist / Cast, + Fittings |
| Additional make up artist | Katharina Pointner Hair Makeup Crowd 60er | Hair Makeup Crowd 60er |
| Additional make up artist | Lisa Pfau | |
| Additional make up artist | Grete Pfleger Crowd | Crowd |
| Additional make up artist | Margarita Rasbasch hist. 60er Jahre | hist. 60er Jahre |
| Additional make up artist | Jenna Smith Historisch 60er - Crowd | Historisch 60er - Crowd |
| Additional make up artist | Andrea Voss historisch 60er | historisch 60er |
| Additional make up artist | Katja Melches | |
| Additional make up artist | Ines Ransch | |
| Additional make up artist | Monika Lienig | |
| Additional make up artist | Topsy Liane Schreiber | |
| Additional make up artist | Mareike Saß 60's | 60's |
| Additional make up artist | Andrea Lange hist. 60er | hist. 60er |
| Additional make up artist | Elise Tillmann Hair & Makeup Crowd 1960s | Hair & Makeup Crowd 1960s |
| Additional make up artist | Sylvia Grave historisch 60er | historisch 60er |
| Additional make up artist | Wolfgang Lienig | |
| Additional make up artist | Irina Tübbecke Historisch 60er Jahre Crowd | Historisch 60er Jahre Crowd |
| Additional make up artist | Katharina de Malotki | |
| Crowd hair and make up supervisor | Andrea Gotowtschikow Asst. crowd supervisor, fittings Poland, period 60's | Asst. crowd supervisor, fittings Poland, period 60's |
| Composer | John Williams | |
| Composer | Thomas Newman | |
| Producer | Steven Spielberg | |
| Producer | Kristie Macosko Krieger | |
| Producer | Marc Platt | |
| Production designer | Adam Stockhausen | |
| Art director | Anja Müller | |
| Art director | Marco Bittner Rosser | |
| Set decorator | Rena DeAngelo | |
| Set decorator | Bernhard Henrich | |
| Art department assistant | Leon Fechner | |
| Concept artist | Ulrich Zeidler | |
| Construction manager | Robert Reblin | |
| Construction coordinator | Marco Pressler | |
| Prop master | Eckart Friz prop master (Germany) | prop master (Germany) |
| Standby props | Till Sennhenn | |
| Set dresser | Maria Schöpe | |
| Set dresser | André Galler | |
| Set dresser | Florian Speidel | |
| Set dresser | Rafał Osiński PL | PL |
| Set dresser | Jochen Schütz | |
| Set dresser | Jochen Piech | |
| Set dresser | Daniel Plashues | |
| Set dresser | Helko Klünder | |
| Set decoration buyer | Ulrich Isfort | |
| Set decoration buyer | Christoph Kettenring | |
| Set decoration buyer | Florian Wagner Berlin | Berlin |
| Set decoration coordinator | Carolin Langenbahn | |
| Set decoration coordinator | Wolfgang Hein | |
| Art department coordinator | Cathleen Hoffmann | |
| Assistant to propmaster /- buyer | Kerstin Nicklisch Deutschlandteil | Deutschlandteil |
| Assistant stand by props | Sarah Röntgen Setrequisitenassistenz (Zusatz) | Setrequisitenassistenz (Zusatz) |
| Assistant stand by props | Gemma Stratton | |
| Assistant set decorator | Kasia Swiezak | |
| Greens person | Barbara Jäger Nalepastr., Gleisdreieck | Nalepastr., Gleisdreieck |
| Set builder | Mario Lojek | |
| Set builder | Tom Kirsten Construction Driver | Construction Driver |
| Stand by set builder | Roman Berger | |
| Rigging, special constructions | Kerstin Blankenburg | |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Josef Brandl Set Designer | Set Designer |
| Draughtsman/set designer | Michael Fissneider | |
| Scenic painter | Marian Handrack | |
| Scenic painter | Mieke Casal | |
| Scenic painter | Enzo Enzel Setdec Painter | Setdec Painter |
| Scenic painter | Tony Mack | |
| Scenic painter | Wolfgang Wrede | |
| Scenic painter | Pablo Alza | |
| Sculptor | James Cowley | |
| Sculptor | Markus 'Xaver' Steinberger | |
| Prop builder | Cindy Schnitter | |
| Prop builder | Tobias Schroeter props & set dec | props & set dec |
| Prop builder | Simon Weisse | |
| Prop builder | Robert Wiesner set dec prop | set dec prop |
| Prop storeman | Friederike Beckert Additional | Additional |
| Prop storeman | Yves Boczek | |
| Graphic artist | Liliana Lambriev Grafische Requisiten (Schein Berlin) | Grafische Requisiten (Schein Berlin) |
| Graphic artist | Annie Atkins | |
| Property driver | Oliver Hollstein | |
| Property driver | Malte Mann Props | Props |
| Property driver | Tim Lemke | |
| Junior set dresser | Baasanjav Tserendorj | |
| Junior set dresser | Gan-erdene Bold | |
| Art department trainee | Peter Laubsch | |
| Production manager | Arno Neubauer | |
| Assistant production manager | Britta Heimann Asst. Production Coordinator | Asst. Production Coordinator |
| Assistant production manager | Sabrina Cordes Production Secretary | Production Secretary |
| Assistant production manager | Ahlem Batsi Office PA | Office PA |
| Assistant production manager | David Hacke | |
| Unit manager | Jan Enderlein Unit Manager | Unit Manager |
| Location manager (local system) | Klaus Große Darrelmann Germany | Germany |
| Location manager (local system) | Michał Korynek | |
| Travel coordinator | Sabina Friedland Travel & Shipping | Travel & Shipping |
| Transportation coordinator | Florian Haeger | |
| Transportation captain | Florian Dieckmann | |
| Assistant transportation coordinator | Carsten Uhlig | |
| Set manager/ floor manager | Badr Zouhir | |
| Assistant location manager | Michał Korynek | |
| Assistant location manager | Mario Wittmann Assistant Location Manager | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production assistant | Constantin Brandenburg Location Assistant GER | Location Assistant GER |
| Assistant set/floor manager | Felix Witte | |
| Assistant set/floor manager | Andreas Simon [1] Key Set PA | Key Set PA |
| Blocker | Marius Staubach | |
| Production driver | Jan Luo | |
| Production driver | Axel Hübner Germany / Poland | Germany / Poland |
| Production driver | Felix Herrmann | |
| Production driver | Andreas Schumacher Cast&Crew | Cast&Crew |
| Production driver | Steffen Haronitis | |
| Production driver | Andreas Korpel Deutschland + Polen | Deutschland + Polen |
| Personal driver | Daniel Huhn 2.Personal Driver to Tom Hanks | 2.Personal Driver to Tom Hanks |
| Personal driver | Andreas Pauli Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks |
| Office production assistant | Andreas Thor | |
| Screenwriter | Matt Charman | |
| Screenwriter | Ethan Coen | |
| Screenwriter | Joel Coen | |
| Production sound mixer | Drew Kunin | |
| Production sound mixer | Sebastian Kleinloh EPK - Berlin & Wroclaw | EPK - Berlin & Wroclaw |
| Second boom operator | Benjamin Benny Dunker | |
| Sound re-recording mixer | Andy Nelson | |
| Special effects supervisor | Lucien Stephenson | |
| Special effects technician | Zoltan Toth | |
| Special effects technician | Michael Steinbacher Snow Floor Supervisor | Snow Floor Supervisor |
| Special effects technician | Christian Wollberg Snow | Snow |
| Stuntman/woman | Charlene Beck | |
| Stuntman/woman | Vladimir Vilanov stunt performer russian guard | stunt performer russian guard |
| Stuntman/woman | Jana Reinhardt | |
| Stuntman/woman | Felix Quinton Stunt-Double Gary Powers | Stunt-Double Gary Powers |
| Stuntman/woman | Florian Hotz Utility stunts | Utility stunts |
| Stuntman/woman | Kristoffer Fuss Stuntplayer Ger Soldat | Stuntplayer Ger Soldat |
| Stuntman/woman | Thomas Hacikoglu für Haeger Stunt & Wireworks | für Haeger Stunt & Wireworks |
| Stuntman/woman | Daniel Stockhorst Double Sebastian Koch | Double Sebastian Koch |
| Stuntman/woman | Marco Albrecht Double Austin Stowell | Double Austin Stowell |
| Stuntman/woman | Wanja Götz Stunt Player Russischer Solda | Stunt Player Russischer Solda |
| Stuntman/woman | Jan Boehme | |
| Stuntman/woman | Asuka Tovazzi für Haeger Stunt & Wireworks | für Haeger Stunt & Wireworks |
| Stunt driver | Piet Paes Stuntplayer | Stuntplayer |
| Stunt rigger | Alrik Kreemke | |
| Caterer (assistance on set) | Katharina Wrede | |
| Caterer (assistance on set) | Steffen Schweizer | |
| Dialogue coach | Volha Aliseichyk und Uebersetzerin Eng.-Rus. | und Uebersetzerin Eng.-Rus. |
| EPK / behind the scenes producer | Victoria J. Fode Red Carpet EB + konzept. Post. | Red Carpet EB + konzept. Post. |
| Set medic | Jörg Lehmann [1] Set Medic / 1st Unit | Set Medic / 1st Unit |
| Stand-in | Patrick Winkler Utility Stand In | Utility Stand In |
Production companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Dream Works [us] | |
| Neunundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH [de] | |
| Participant [us] | |
| Touchstone Pictures [us] |
Distributing companies
| Company | Comment |
|---|---|
| Twentieth (20th) Century Fox of Germany GmbH [de] |
Facilities
| Department | Company | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras and Utilities | Vantage Film GmbH | |
| Cameras and Utilities | wiredworks filmtechnik gmbh | |
| Extras/Bit Player | Agentur Filmgesichter Germany | Germany |
| Lighting and Utilities | LichtHaus Gruppe | |
| Lighting and Utilities | Zasa Lights GmbH | balloonlight systems Clouds and Balloons | Clouds and Balloons |
| Production Services | ADG Ambulanzdienst GmbH Set-Medic / RTW | Set-Medic / RTW |
| Production Services | Berliner Kartonexpress Verpackungsmaterial | Verpackungsmaterial |
| Production Services | bloc inc filmservice GmbH & Production trailer | & Production trailer |
| Production Services | GPDS GERMAN PROTECT & DEFENSE SERVICE GmbH Brandsicherheit / Inertisierung eines KfZ | Brandsicherheit / Inertisierung eines KfZ |
| Production Services | SAG-Dienstleistung Sicherheit | Sicherheit |
| Production Services | SAG-Dienstleistung | |
| Production Services | Star's Dinner Express GmbH Deutschland/Polen | Deutschland/Polen |
| Production Services | vorsprung UG (haftungsbeschränkt) limousine service | limousine service |
| Production Support | Wroclaw Film Commission | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | CMS - Car Motion Service GmbH | |
| Transportation, Travel and Accomodation | Tour Atlantica Lufthansa City Center | |
| Costumes | Kostümfundus Babelsberg GmbH KB: Kasia Maimone | KB: Kasia Maimone |
| Costumes | PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Kostümequipment | Kostümequipment |
| Costumes | Sturm Handels GmbH Uniformen | Uniformen |
| Costumes | Theaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung KB: Kasia Maimone | KB: Kasia Maimone |
| Costumes | Wellenstein zeitgenössische Kostüme GmbH KB: Kasia Walicka-Maimone | KB: Kasia Walicka-Maimone |
| Decoration | Prop_Food - Essen im Bild Breakfast, Hilton-Hotel 60s | Breakfast, Hilton-Hotel 60s |
| Props | Film Ambulanz Hamburg Medizin. Ausstattung | Medizin. Ausstattung |
| Props | Textilwerkstatt Letschert Fallschirm Hülle Anf | Fallschirm Hülle Anf |
| Special Effects | Snow Business GmbH | |
| Vehicles and aircrafts | film-autos.com GbR Requisitenfahrzeuge | Requisitenfahrzeuge |
| Vehicles and aircrafts | Filmfahrzeuge- & Setbetreuung Christian Schulz Spielfahrzeuge BRD 1961 | Spielfahrzeuge BRD 1961 |
| Vehicles and aircrafts | MS Schiffskontor GmbH Kamera- + Serviceboo | Kamera- + Serviceboo |
Awards
| Award winner | Year | Award | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | 2015 | Camerimage [pl] | Eröffnungsfilm | Nominated |
| Bernhard Henrich | 2016 | BAFTA Film Award [uk] | Production Design | Nominated |
| Bernhard Henrich | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Production Design | Nominated |
| Bernhard Henrich | 2016 | Art Directors Guild Awards [us] | Excellence in Production Design | Nominated |
| Joel Coen | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Writing - Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Steven Spielberg | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Ethan Coen | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Writing - Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Marc Platt | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Thomas Newman | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Music - Original Score | Nominated |
| Mark Rylance | 2016 | Golden Globes [us] | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| Mark Rylance | 2016 | British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) [uk] | Supporting Actor | Winner |
| Mark Rylance | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Actor in a Supporting Role | Winner |
| Matt Charman | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Writing - Original Screenplay | Nominated |
| Adam Stockhausen | 2016 | BAFTA Film Award [uk] | Production Design | Nominated |
| Adam Stockhausen | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Production Design | Nominated |
| Rena DeAngelo | 2016 | BAFTA Film Award [uk] | Production Design | Nominated |
| Rena DeAngelo | 2016 | Academy Awards - Oscar [us] | Production Design | Nominated |
Festivals
TV-broadcast
Cinema
| Type | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre release | Germany | Thursday, 26/11/2015 |