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Bridge of Spies (film)
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Bridge of Spies (film)
Bridge of Spies
is a 2015 American
historical drama
-
thriller
film directed by
Steven Spielberg
from a screenplay written by
Matt Charman
,
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
. The film stars
Tom Hanks
,
Mark Rylance
,
Amy Ryan
, and
Alan Alda
. Based on the
1960 U-2 incident
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 pilot whose
U-2
spy plane
was shot down over the
Soviet Union
—in exchange for
Rudolf Abel
, a captive Soviet
KGB
spy held under the custody of the United States. The name of the film refers to the
Glienicke Bridge
, which connects Potsdam with
Berlin
, where the spy exchange took place.
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