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Jun 11, 2020 · It stars Tom Hanks as attorney James Donovan, a man who first defended an accused Russian operative, then negotiated his swap for an American pilot held by the Soviet Union. In 1964, Donovan...
Negotiating their release was no easy task. James Donovan, who you may know from Tom Hanks’ character in the Hollywood blockbuster, Bridge of Spies, was one of the men who negotiated their release, as well as the release of an additional 10,000 prisoners held in Cuban detention. This is his story.
Oct 9, 2015 · The true story behind Bridge of Spies reveals that it took several months of negotiating before James Donovan was sent to meet face to face with the second secretary of the Soviet Embassy, Ivan Schischkin, in East Germany. During those months, Donovan worked with the Department of Justice to set up the prisoner exchange.
Nov 25, 2015 · Just six months after the spy swap at the center of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies,” James B. Donovan, the New York lawyer who negotiated that exchange in real life, sat down in Havana...
Nov 27, 2015 · Directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Bridge of Spies' is a dramatic thriller which tells the story of James Donovan (played by Tom Hanks), a Brooklyn insurance claims lawyer who finds himself thrust...
Mar 29, 2016 · March 29, 2016 8 min read. Law School event highlights James B. Donovan, alum at center of Cold War drama. How can you defend a foreigner who came to the United States with the likely intent of causing harm to Americans?
Mar 30, 2016 · The film “Bridge of Spies” tells the story of James B. Donovan, a Harvard Law School graduate who played a critical part in prisoner negotiations during the Cold War. Donovan met with world leaders such as John F. Kennedy (left) and Fidel Castro during his career as an attorney and negotiator.
