Bridge of Spies - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Bridge of Spies"
Bridge of Spies (2015)
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2:21 (141 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Jonathan King
Executive Producer
Adam Somner
Executive Producer
Writer
Matt Charman
Writer
Casting
Ellen Lewis
Casting
Lucky Englander
Casting
Fritz Fleischhacker
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Anja Müller
Art Direction
Scott Dougan
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Marco Bittner Rosser
Supervising Art Director
Kim Jennings
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Costume Design
Stunts
Asuka Tovazzi
Stunts
Production Design
Set Decoration
Bernhard Henrich
Set Decoration
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Heather Plott
Makeup Artist
Kenny Myers
Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Angela Johnson
Key Makeup Artist
Björn Rehbein
Key Makeup Artist
Henny Zimmer
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Arno Neubauer
Unit Production Manager
Carla Raij
Unit Production Manager
Marianna Rowinska
Unit Production Manager
Will Weiske
Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Corey Sklov
Production Supervisor
Set Dresser
Tim Zydel
Set Dresser
John Michael Kehoe
Set Dresser
Billy Baker
Set Dresser
Maria Szyńkarczuk
Set Dresser
Jessica LeNoble
Set Dresser
Michael Bruno
Set Dresser
Vincent Fellegara
Set Dresser
Corinne Iasilli
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Jeremy Marks
Second Assistant Director
Justin Bischoff
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Marcus Pohlus
Camera Operator
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Marcus Pohlus
Steadicam Operator
Maceo Bishop
Steadicam Operator
Costumer
Barbara Schramm
Costumer
Marcy Rector
Costumer
Nina Cinelli
Costumer
Leigh Bell
Costumer
Wade Sullivan
Costumer
Dorothea Kulhawy
Costumer
Lisa Wujick
Costumer
Wyatt Bartlett
Costumer
Leonard Logsdail
Costumer
Margarethe Przywara
Costumer
Amy L. Teets
Costumer
Jose Bantula
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
David Davenport
Costume Supervisor
Meike Schlegel
Costume Supervisor
Nicole Greenbaum
Costume Supervisor
Bettina Seifert
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Judy Chin
Makeup Department Head
Key Costumer
Carol Anne Wegner
Key Costumer
Sound Effects Editor
Kyrsten Mate
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Ryan Heck
Assistant Art Director
Katya Blumenberg
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Sandy Hamilton
Property Master
Eckart Friz
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sven Martin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Noble
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Stranks
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dinesh K. Bishnoi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Jessica Lichtner
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
Kay Georgiou
Hair Department Head
Electrician
Felix Weddige
Electrician
André Poser
Electrician
Michael J. Maurer
Electrician
Brett Heicher
Electrician
Robert Ansbro
Electrician
Robert Vuolo
Electrician
Carl Casano
Electrician
Michael Abt
Electrician
Robert Bartz
Electrician
Alfred Padilla
Electrician
Dan Jung
Electrician
Set Costumer
Dietke Brandt
Set Costumer
Theresa Anna Luther
Set Costumer
Marta Font
Set Costumer
Courtney D'Alesio
Set Costumer
Hairstylist
Clare M. Corsick
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Steven Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer
Lead Animator
Ben Goerlach
Lead Animator
Associate Editor
Patrick Crane
Associate Editor
Sound Mixer
Drew Kunin
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Kilou Picard
Visual Effects Producer
Jennifer Meislohn
Visual Effects Producer
Sebastian Meszmann
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Matthew Pachtman
Assistant Costume Designer
Brittany Loar
Assistant Costume Designer
Animation
Nafisah Mohamed
Animation
Walter Goh
Animation
Chief Lighting Technician
Brian Bartolini
Chief Lighting Technician
Boom Operator
Michael Scott
Boom Operator
Benjamin Dunker
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Annie Atkins
Graphic Designer
Liliana Lambriev
Graphic Designer
Set Designer
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Josef Brandl
Set Designer
Additional Editor
Sarah Broshar
Additional Editor
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Construction Coordinator
Art Department Coordinator
Cathleen Hoffmann
Art Department Coordinator
Julia Heymans
Art Department Coordinator
Aimee Athnos
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Brian Chumney
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Michael J. Wechsler
Assistant Editor
Best Boy Grip
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
Steve O'Hallearn
Best Boy Grip
Lighting Technician
Ryan Copeland
Lighting Technician
Hinrich Peters
Lighting Technician
Foley Editor
Doug Winningham
Foley Editor
Luke Dunn Gielmuda
Foley Editor
Benjamin A. Burtt
Foley Editor
Props
Michael Powsner
Props
Gabu Camilo
Props
Transportation Coordinator
Florian Haeger
Transportation Coordinator
Compositing Supervisor
Gianfranco Sgura
Compositing Supervisor
Key Grip
Jim Kwiatkowski
Key Grip
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
Key Grip
Glenn König
Key Grip
Location Manager
Jason Farrar
Location Manager
Klaus Große Darrelmann
Location Manager
Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
Location Manager
Corri Hopkins
Location Manager
Dolly Grip
Christian Scheibe
Dolly Grip
Rick Marroquin
Dolly Grip
Elmar Suska
Dolly Grip
John Mang
Dolly Grip
Jamie Lind
Dolly Grip
Key Hair Stylist
Petra Schaumann
Key Hair Stylist
Jerry DeCarlo
Key Hair Stylist
Barbara Cantu
Key Hair Stylist
Mitchell Beck
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
Thierry Labbe
Leadman
Philip Canfield
Leadman
Key Rigging Grip
James Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Second Second Assistant Director
Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Director
Josh Muzaffer
Second Second Assistant Director
Carpenter
Glen A. Gregory
Carpenter
Yosef Barbalat
Carpenter
Construction Foreman
Mark Tierney
Construction Foreman
Assistant Set Decoration
Kasia Swiezak
Assistant Set Decoration
Painter
Wolfgang Wrede
Painter
3D Artist
Jan Fischer
3D Artist
James Galen Clark
3D Artist
Guillaume Gaussuron
3D Artist
Martin Wellstein
3D Artist
Casting Assistant
Lucas Englander
Casting Assistant
Betsy Fippinger
Casting Assistant
Hair Supervisor
Valeska Schitthelm
Hair Supervisor
Foley Mixer
Third Assistant Director
Caroline Kaempfer
Third Assistant Director
Stephan Ryll
Third Assistant Director
Production Accountant
Pam Ellington
Production Accountant
Casting Associate
Kate Sprance
Casting Associate
Sculptor
James Cowley
Sculptor
Travel Coordinator
Mimi N. McGreal
Travel Coordinator
Sabina Friedland
Travel Coordinator
Gaffer
Albrecht Silberberger
Gaffer
Steve Ramsey
Gaffer
Brian Bartolini
Gaffer
Music Editor
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Jordan Corngold
Music Editor
Production Sound Mixer
Drew Kunin
Production Sound Mixer
ADR Mixer
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Matt Dawson
ADR Mixer
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Makeup & Hair
Andrea Gotowtschikow
Makeup & Hair
ADR Recordist
Jeff Gersh
ADR Recordist
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Storyboard Artist
Timothy Burgard
Storyboard Artist
First Assistant Camera
Mark Spath
First Assistant Camera
Denny Kortze
First Assistant Camera
Lars Richter
First Assistant Camera
Digital Compositor
Zachary Lowe
Digital Compositor
Anton Yri
Digital Compositor
Ken Stewart
Digital Compositor
Oliver Thornton
Digital Compositor
Holly Gosnell
Digital Compositor
Standby Painter
Enzo Enzel
Standby Painter
Concept Artist
Kouji Tajima
Concept Artist
Colorist
Natalie Helgath
Colorist
John Vladic
Colorist
Production Assistant
Anthony Keating
Production Assistant
Set Decorating Coordinator
Carolin Langenbahn
Set Decorating Coordinator
Unit Publicist
Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Meghan K. Wicker
Production Coordinator
Imke Sommerkamp
Production Coordinator
Kate Kelly
Production Coordinator
Tailor
Susan Bakula
Tailor
Yvette Helin
Tailor
Construction Grip
Chris Cochrane
Construction Grip
Christopher Santilli
Construction Grip
Visual Effects Coordinator
Sze Jia Eng
Visual Effects Coordinator
Ankit Gokani
Visual Effects Coordinator
Kimberly Aller
Visual Effects Coordinator
Alene Tan
Visual Effects Coordinator
Chan Ee Jien
Visual Effects Coordinator
Vanessa Seow
Visual Effects Coordinator
Danny Walker
Visual Effects Coordinator
Scenic Artist
Rachel Nemec
Scenic Artist
Christopher Kay
Scenic Artist
Jana Liptak
Scenic Artist
Philippe Belhache
Scenic Artist
Brian Cote
Scenic Artist
Visual Effects Editor
Tobias Pfeiffer
Visual Effects Editor
Crystal Hadcroft
Visual Effects Editor
Struan Farquhar
Visual Effects Editor
Production Secretary
Sabrina Cordes
Production Secretary
Miriam Tielmann
Production Secretary
CG Supervisor
Daniel Pastore
CG Supervisor
Prop Maker
Simon Weisse
Prop Maker
Cindy Schnitter
Prop Maker
Benjamin Palmer
Prop Maker
Tobias Schroeter
Prop Maker
ADR Voice Casting
ADR Supervisor
Steve Slanec
ADR Supervisor
Extras Casting
Annika Sell
Extras Casting
Billy Dowd
Extras Casting
Dominik Watin
Extras Casting
Rigging Gaffer
Dietmar Haupt
Rigging Gaffer
William Hines
Rigging Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Roland Patzelt
Best Boy Electric
Sound Mix Technician
Tony Sereno
Sound Mix Technician
Picture Car Coordinator
David Wang
Picture Car Coordinator
Jan Kubkowski
Picture Car Coordinator
Location Coordinator
Alexander Biehn
Location Coordinator
Second Assistant Accountant
Shelley Patel
Second Assistant Accountant
Matthew Rignanese
Second Assistant Accountant
Construction Buyer
Melanie Reichert
Construction Buyer
Second Assistant Camera
Hamilton Longyear
Second Assistant Camera
Won-suk Park
Second Assistant Camera
Alex Worster
Second Assistant Camera
Kaja Styczynska
Second Assistant Camera
Publicist
Eike Wolf
Publicist
Bianca Makarewicz
Publicist
Unit Manager
Jan Enderlein
Unit Manager
Matte Painter
Jia-Hao Ng
Matte Painter
Matchmove Supervisor
Simon Pynn
Matchmove Supervisor
Souvik Mitra
Matchmove Supervisor
Martin Jurado
Matchmove Supervisor
Costume Assistant
Erena Willis
Costume Assistant
Standby Carpenter
Roman Berger
Standby Carpenter
Production Executive
Sonja B. Zimmer
Production Executive
Assistant Production Manager
Beata Rzezniczek
Assistant Production Manager
Translator
Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
Translator
Kristina Nazarevskaia
Translator
First Assistant Accountant
Timothy O'Malley
First Assistant Accountant
Digital Intermediate Producer
Bob Peishel
Digital Intermediate Producer
ADR Engineer
Mark Lindauer
ADR Engineer
Digital Colorist
Ntana Key
Digital Colorist
Michael Hatzer
Digital Colorist
Color Timer
Dave Pultz
Color Timer
Casting Coordinator
Julie Bennett
Casting Coordinator
Digital Intermediate
Gray Marshall
Digital Intermediate
Extras Casting Assistant
Lech Zdunkiewicz
Extras Casting Assistant
Visual Effects Technical Director
Victor Wagner
Visual Effects Technical Director
Digital Intermediate Editor
Everette Webber
Digital Intermediate Editor
VFX Lighting Artist
Helga Victoria
VFX Lighting Artist
Janson Chew
VFX Lighting Artist
ADR Coordinator
Tricia Schultz
ADR Coordinator
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Hanna Lesna
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Joanna Szprynger
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Head Carpenter
Patrick Lojek
Head Carpenter
Michael Acevedo
Head Carpenter
Head Greensman
Amy Safhay
Head Greensman
Wardrobe Designer
Anna Adamowicz-Kwapień
Wardrobe Designer
What's left behind the scenes
- One episode depicts the construction of the famous wall in East Berlin. The plot suggests it is wintertime. In reality, the wall was erected almost overnight in August 1961.
- By the time East Germany erected the wall, the government and law enforcement’s control over the population was already complete. There was no question of anyone being able to walk along the wall looking for a loophole to the other side.
- As Steven Spielberg stated at a press conference dedicated to the film's release, Gregory Peck expressed his desire to star in the film as early as 1965. Alec Guinness was to play Abel, Peck was to play Donovan, and Stirling Silliphant was chosen as the screenwriter. However, MGM rejected the film idea. It was 1965, and the Cold War was at its height. The world had just recovered from the Bay of Pigs conflict and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and MGM felt it was not the time to get involved in politics.
- According to a statement by Tom Hanks at a press conference, Donovan’s speech in the film during the Supreme Court hearing exactly replicated the words actually spoken in defense of Abel in the Supreme Court many years ago.
- In the film, Abel speaks with an accent that seems somewhat inappropriate. In reality, he was born into a Russian family in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and attended school in Scotland for several years. As a young man, Abel returned to Moscow, but spoke English with a noticeable accent for the rest of his life.
- Steven Spielberg decided to invite Mark Rylance to one of the roles after seeing his performance in 'Twelfth Night,' for which the actor received his third Tony Award (presented annually for achievements in American theatre).
- At the beginning of the film, Rudolf Abel paints a self-portrait, and this scene is clearly inspired by Norman Rockwell's "Triple Self-Portrait." Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are longtime fans of the artist and collect his work.
- The Parisian premiere of the film was scheduled for November 15, 2015, but was canceled in light of a series of terrorist attacks in the French capital that claimed the lives of over 120 people.
- On the Donovan's dining table is ceramic tableware with a stylized depiction of sunflowers. This tableware only appeared in 1958, a year after the events depicted in the film began. (On the other hand, it is not entirely clear when exactly this dinner takes place within the narrative.)
- The film depicts Francis Gary Powers as an active member of the US Air Force with the rank of lieutenant. In reality, Powers resigned from the army in 1956 with the rank of captain. After that, as a civilian, he became involved in the CIA's "U-2" program and continued to work for the agency until May 1, 1960, when his plane was shot down over Soviet territory.
- Mrs. Donovan knew where her husband worked even before she heard it on television after his return.
- Colonel Abel gave Donovan a seascape, not a portrait.
- The film shows that Soviet intelligence officer Rudolf Abel received cipher messages hidden in dime coins from his KGB handlers. The FBI first took notice of Abel in 1953 when one of the Soviet agents mistakenly paid with such a coin when buying a newspaper. The newspaper vendor found the coin suspiciously light. He dropped it on the asphalt, and the coin fell apart into two pieces, with a microfilm falling out. FBI cryptographers unsuccessfully struggled with the cipher until 1957, when Reino Häyhänen defected from the USSR to the West with the key to the cipher. He also revealed Abel to the Americans. The episode with the empty coin is featured in the film "The FBI Story" (1959) starring James Stewart.
- Spielberg’s father, an engineer by profession, spent some time in the Soviet Union during the height of the "Cold War" as part of an exchange program. This happened shortly after Powers’ U-2 spy plane was shot down, when relations between the US and the USSR boiled down to mutual suspicion and fear. Spielberg’s father later recalled how Soviet citizens lined up to look at the wreckage of Powers’ plane. Upon seeing the American engineers, some of them said, "Look what your country is doing." This served as an excellent illustration of the feelings that the people of the two countries had for each other.
- Filming of "Bridge of Spies" began in September 2014 and lasted 12 weeks. Filming took place in New York, as well as in Germany and Poland, in the very places where the events on which the film is based occurred. The exchange of Powers for Abel was filmed in Berlin, where it actually took place many years ago. Berlin in 1961 was filmed in Wrocław, Poland. This city resembles Berlin in the mid-20th century more than Berlin itself.
- Initially, photographers near the courtroom were instructed to put their used flashbulbs in their pockets. One of the extras turned out to be a member of the New York Press Photographers Association. He informed the producer and assistant director Adam Somner that photographers at the time simply threw used flashbulbs on the floor. That's what was done. After a few takes, Steven Spielberg ordered the camera angle to be changed and filmed the floor, literally littered with spent flashbulbs.
- The final scenes of the film, depicting the exchange of Rudolf Abel for Francis Gary Powers, were filmed on the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin. It was there, in 1962, that the exchange of Abel for Powers actually took place. The exchange of many other Soviet and American intelligence agents during the 'Cold War' also occurred on this bridge, earning it the nickname 'spy bridge' in the press.
- At the end of the film, the audience learns from the credits that Donovan played a significant role in the negotiations following the Bay of Pigs incident, which occurred shortly after the events depicted in the film. Donovan was approached to negotiate the release of Cubans and Americans taken prisoner during the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. Over several trips to the island, Donovan gained the trust of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. Through his efforts, over 1100 people who participated in the invasion and 8500 political prisoners were eventually released.
- In the footage preceding the U-2 takeoff, a landing gear outrigger can be seen detaching from its right wing. The U-2 was specifically made extremely lightweight to increase its range and altitude. Detaching the landing gear outriggers was necessary to reduce the aircraft's weight. During landing, the pilot would land the aircraft simultaneously on its nose and tail landing gear and balance with ailerons until complete loss of speed. The aircraft would settle onto its wingtip, the end of which was a small titanium skid – the so-called 'ski'.
- During their first conversation, Vogel proposes to Donovan an exchange of Abel for American student Frederic Pryor, who had been detained by East German troops, and hands him a photograph with a clear MI-5 British intelligence stamp on the back. Diplomatic relations between East Germany and Great Britain began only in 1973.
- In one episode of the film, a television is switched off, and the picture on the screen disappears instantly. In reality, when televisions of that era were switched off, the picture would shrink into a white dot that remained on the screen for several minutes.
- A green sphere is shown at the subway entrance at the beginning of the film. Colored spheres began to be installed only in 1982. A green sphere indicated that the station was open around the clock, a red one – that it was closed at certain hours. Before 1982, all spheres were exclusively white. Hanks and Spielberg made the same mistake in another joint project – in the tragicomic detective story "Catch Me If You Can".
- In the courtroom scenes, which take place in 1957, US flags are placed near the judge's seat, but this practice was not introduced until 1960. At that time, the United States consisted of only 48 states, but the flags feature 50 stars.
- Donovan calls his wife from a phone booth in West Berlin. He drops a few coins into the coin slot, and a connection is immediately established. Both of these things were practically impossible in the 1960s. Establishing a connection took several hours, and the cost of a call from the US to Europe was $10 for 3 minutes. Calls from Europe to the US were, apparently, even more expensive.
- Modern television distribution devices are visible in scenes filmed in Brooklyn.
- When Donovan is riding the subway, satellite dishes can be seen on the roofs of the houses whizzing by.
- A modern vehicle inspection sticker is visible on the windshield of the black car in Brooklyn, behind which Donovan is hiding.
- When Donovan arrives in Berlin for the prisoner exchange, it is clearly cold weather. When he returns home and meets his wife on the porch, the trees are full of leaves and it is summer.
- Donovan was offered a drink in East Germany and given a bottle with an aluminum screw-cap. In 1960, such bottles were sealed with corks.
- When Powers' U-2 crashes, the sound of a propeller is heard, although the U-2 was a jet aircraft.
- To the right of the Brooklyn Bridge in one of the opening shots of the film, which takes place in 1957, the building at 60 Wall Street, built in 1989, is clearly visible.
- On the building of the cinema, behind Donovan and Hoffmann, you can see an advertisement for the film "One, Two, Three" (directed by Billy Wilder, 1961). Like the characters in "Bridge of Spies," the heroes of Wilder's film repeatedly move from East Berlin to West Berlin and back.
- As Steven Spielberg stated at a press conference dedicated to the film's release, Gregory Peck expressed a desire to star in the film as early as 1965. Alec Guinness was to play Abel, Peck was to play Donovan, and Stirling Silliphant was chosen as the screenwriter. However, MGM rejected the film idea. It was 1965, and the Cold War was at its height. The world had just recovered from the Bay of Pigs conflict and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and MGM believed it wasn't the time to get involved in politics.
- Steven Spielberg decided to invite Mark Rylance to one of the roles after seeing his performance in *Twelfth Night*, for which the actor received his third Tony Award (presented annually for achievements in American theater).
- At the beginning of the film, Rudolf Abel paints a self-portrait, and this scene is clearly inspired by Norman Rockwell's *Triple Self-Portrait*. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have long been admirers of the artist and collect his work.
- The film depicts Francis Gary Powers as an active member of the US Air Force with the rank of lieutenant. In reality, Powers resigned from the army in 1956 with the rank of captain. After that, as a civilian, he became involved in the CIA's 'U-2' program and continued to work for the agency until May 1, 1960, when his plane was shot down over Soviet territory.
- The film depicts Soviet intelligence officer Rudolf Abel receiving cipher messages hidden in ten-cent coins from his KGB handlers. The FBI first took notice of Abel in 1953 when one of the Soviet agents mistakenly paid with such a coin when buying a newspaper. The newspaper carrier found the coin suspiciously light. He dropped it on the asphalt, and the coin broke into two parts, with a microfilm falling out. FBI cryptographers struggled unsuccessfully with the cipher until 1957, when Reino Häyhänen defected from the USSR to the West with the key to the cipher. He also identified Abel to the Americans. The episode with the hollow coin is featured in the film “The FBI Story” (1959) starring James Stewart.
- Steven Spielberg’s father, an engineer by profession, spent some time in the Soviet Union during the height of the “Cold War” as part of an exchange program. This happened shortly after the Powers U-2 spy plane was shot down, when relations between the US and the USSR were reduced to mutual suspicion and fear. Spielberg’s father later recalled how Soviet citizens lined up to look at the wreckage of the Powers plane. Upon seeing the American engineers, some of them said, “Look what your country is doing.” This served as a vivid illustration of the feelings that the peoples of the two countries had for each other.
- Filming of “Bridge of Spies” began in September 2014 and lasted 12 weeks. Filming took place in New York, as well as in Germany and Poland, in the very places where the events on which the film is based occurred. The exchange of Powers for Abel was filmed in Berlin, where it actually happened many years ago. Berlin in 1961 was filmed in Wrocław, Poland. This city resembles Berlin in the mid-20th century more than Berlin itself.
- The final scenes of the film, where the exchange of Rudolf Abel for Francis Gary Powers takes place, were filmed on the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin. It was there in 1962 that the exchange of Abel for Powers actually occurred. The exchange of many other Soviet and American intelligence officers during the “Cold War” also took place on this bridge, for which the press dubbed it the “spy bridge.”
- In the footage preceding the U-2’s takeoff, it can be seen that the auxiliary landing gear strut detaches from its right wing. The U-2 was deliberately made extremely lightweight to increase its range and flight ceiling. Detaching the auxiliary landing gear struts was necessary to reduce the aircraft’s weight. During landing, the pilot landed the aircraft simultaneously on the nose and tail landing gear and balanced with ailerons until complete loss of speed. The aircraft would settle onto the wingtip, the end of which was a small titanium runner – the so-called ‘ski.’
- A green sphere is shown at the entrance to the subway at the beginning of the film. Colored spheres began to be installed only in 1982. A green sphere indicated that the station was open 24 hours a day, a red one – that it was closed at certain times. Before 1982, all spheres were exclusively white. Hanks and Spielberg made the same mistake in another joint project – in the tragicomic detective story “Catch Me If You Can.”
- An advertisement for the film “One, Two, Three” (directed by Billy Wilder, 1961) is visible on the building of the cinema behind Donovan and Hoffman. Like the characters in “Bridge of Spies,” the heroes of Wilder’s film repeatedly travel between East Berlin and West Berlin and back.
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