01-29-2026, 05:48 AM
Watched a Tom Hanks movie from 2015 that someone in the family apparently at one time bought on Prime but I had never watched it until now. I don't even recall ever hearing about. I can't find it to stream on any "legal" services today, but I know you PunaWebbers are creative!
"Bridge of Spies"
From IMDb Story-line:
In 1957, lawyer James B. Donovan is recruited from his prestigious law firm to defend accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. It's an unenviable task in many respects. Donovan hasn't practiced criminal law since he was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials after World War II. Also, the strong anti-Communist mood at the time makes him a target from those who think Abel should just be executed. Abel is convicted but Donovan convinces the judge to sentence him to prison, rather than execute him, as they may at some point in the future want to swap him for an American spy the Soviets might have in custody. Just such a scenario comes into play when in 1960 U-2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down over Soviet territory and taken prisoner. Donovan is again recruited to act as the intermediary and negotiate swapping Able for the American requiring him to travel to East Berlin crossing the newly built Berlin Wall.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, and is "mostly" a true account.
If you have not seen it, I'd say its worth popping some popcorn and give it a watch! (Using your VPN of course!)
"Bridge of Spies"
From IMDb Story-line:
In 1957, lawyer James B. Donovan is recruited from his prestigious law firm to defend accused Soviet spy Rudolf Abel. It's an unenviable task in many respects. Donovan hasn't practiced criminal law since he was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials after World War II. Also, the strong anti-Communist mood at the time makes him a target from those who think Abel should just be executed. Abel is convicted but Donovan convinces the judge to sentence him to prison, rather than execute him, as they may at some point in the future want to swap him for an American spy the Soviets might have in custody. Just such a scenario comes into play when in 1960 U-2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down over Soviet territory and taken prisoner. Donovan is again recruited to act as the intermediary and negotiate swapping Able for the American requiring him to travel to East Berlin crossing the newly built Berlin Wall.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, and is "mostly" a true account.
If you have not seen it, I'd say its worth popping some popcorn and give it a watch! (Using your VPN of course!)
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