When a CIA U-2 spy plane is shot down in service over the Soviet Union, American pilot Francis Gary Powers escapes only to be immediately captured by Russians.
When a CIA U-2 spy plane is shot down in service over the Soviet Union, American pilot Francis Gary Powers escapes only to be immediately captured by Russians.
Lawyer James Donovan is tasked with the seemingly impossible mission of negotiating Powers’ release from his captors and is unwittingly thrust right into the epicentre of the Cold War.
Masterful storyteller Steven Spielberg directs this tense political thriller which is based upon the true events surrounding the infamous 1960 U-2 incident.
Bridge of Spies stars Tom Hanks (The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump) as James Donovan and Amy Ryan (Birdman, Gone Baby Gone) as his wife, Mary.
Austin Stowell (Whiplash, Behind the Candelabra) plays the part of Francis Gary Powers with support from Alan Alda (The Aviator) and Sebastian Koch (A Good Day to Die Hard).
Adults: £6 / Children: £5 / Friends of Whitby Pavilion: £5 / Family of 4: £20
Running Time: 141 mins
Rating: 12a
Sunday 17 January: 2.30pm
Monday 18 January: 2.30pm
Tuesday 19 January: 7.30pm
Wednesday 20 January: 7.30pm