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Jun 11, 2020 · Learn how attorney James Donovan defended a Soviet spy and negotiated his exchange for an American pilot in the Cold War. Find out the real-life events and people that inspired the movie starring Tom Hanks.
Oct 9, 2015 · How accurate is the 2015 movie starring Tom Hanks as the lawyer who defended a Soviet spy? Find out the facts and differences between the film and the real events, from the capture of Abel to the Glienicker Bridge exchange.
Feb 24, 2016 · How a Soviet spy, a lawyer and a pilot were involved in a Cold War drama that inspired Spielberg's movie. Learn the facts and fictions behind the espionage, the trial and the swap at the Berlin bridge.
Nov 27, 2015 · Learn how James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer, defended Rudolf Abel, a captured Soviet spy, in a Cold War trial and argued for his constitutional rights. Find out how Donovan's actions challenged American values and faced public criticism.
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Set during the Cold War, the film tells the story of lawyer James B. Donovan, who is entrusted with negotiating the release of Francis Gary Powers —a convicted Central Intelligence Agency pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960—in exchange for Rudolf Abel, a convicted Soviet KGB spy held by the United States, whom D...
Nov 24, 2015 · Culture & Life. Film. in depth. Bridge of Spies: the real story behind Spielberg's Cold War film. Spielberg's film uses real events, but overplays its portrayal of Donovan as a lone...
A true story of a lawyer who defends a Soviet spy and negotiates his exchange for a captured American pilot during the Cold War. Spielberg's film is a study of dialogue, design and morality, with Tom Hanks' best performance.
