bridge of spies: an opportunity to bust myths about the u 2 and the capture of gary powers /

I recently attended a screening of Bridge of Spies,a unique film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks. Purportedly, Bridge of Spies was inspired by events surrounding the 1962 exchange of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and graduate student Frederick Pryor for Soviet spy Rudolph Abel. The film event was sponsored by Virginia’s   ...
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