Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, 2015
Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War
Giles Whittell, 2010
Bridge of Spies is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2015 and based on the book Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War by Giles Whittell, first published in 2010. The movie features Mark Rylance, Domenick Lombardozzi, Victor Verhaeghe, Mark Fichera, Brian Hutchison, Tom Hanks, and others.
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Storyline
In 1957 New York City, Rudolf Abel is arrested and charged with spying for the Soviet Union. Abel is convicted, but Donovan convinces the judge to spare Abel the death penalty because Abel had been serving his country honorably, and he might prove useful for a future prisoner exchange.
Movie vs Book
Year
2015
Minutes
142
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
Bridge of Spies
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: Germany
Year: 2015
Length: 2h22m
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Year
2010
Pages
304
Book Rate
7.64
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Book
Bridge of Spies: A True Story of the Cold War
Author: Giles Whittell
Country: UK
First published in: 2010
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema. The movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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