Bridge of Spies Script

Script by:Ethan Coen (Writer), Matt Charman (Writer), Joel Coen (Writer)
Directed by:Steven Spielberg
Year:2015

Plot:During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
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