A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies

Overview

The piece opens with Steven Spielberg's family history with the real life events and follows with cast and crew examining the politics and history of the time, the screenplay's inspirations, espionage and intelligence gathering of the era, the story's relevance today, character attributes, and the Francis Gary Powers and Frederic Pryor stories and their depictions in the film.

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Cast

Steven Spielberg

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Tom Hanks

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Mark Rylance

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Amy Ryan

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Matt Charman

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Michael Kahn

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Will Rogers

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Austin Stowell

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Marc Platt

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