Why did James Donovan not stay at the Hilton in Bridge of Spies?
In Berlin, the CIA folks seemed to stay in the comfortable hotel while they made Tom Hanks's character stay in a gross, cold, run-down hideout.
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Donovan can't stay at the Hilton because it would blow his cover, so to speak. The US and the USSR can't be seen to be bargaining with each other. To preserve Donovan as a private citizen negotiator, he has to stay at a different place.
Aside from plot reasons, having Donovan stay somewhere other than the Hilton makes him a more relatable underdog as he bumbles around Berlin with a cold. It also allows the film to show what Berlin was really like outside the bubble of US influence and the CIA's setup. If he stayed with all the other government officials and traveled with them, you wouldn't see him walking through the bombed out streets by himself or getting his coat stolen.
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How accurate was the movie Bridge of Spies?
War is Boring writes, \u201cBridge of Spies' attention to detail is incredible. The costumes, props, military information and spycraft techniques are all pretty close to historically accurate. Charman and the Coens streamlined the details of the story, but the broad strokes remain true.When Mr Donovan is riding in Mr Vogels car what happens?
Vogel's car what happens? Mr. Vogel drives to fast and because Mr. Donovan does not have the correct papers he is temporarily arrested and taken to jail.What does Donovan tell his wife he is doing in Europe?
Did Donovan tell his wife he was going to Berlin to negotiate the prisoner exchange? No. He deliberately fooled his wife. Business trips to Europe were an almost yearly occurrence.Where is the real Bridge of Spies?
The Bridge of Spies is an actual place with an important role in Berlin history. In 1960, a U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot miraculously survived the crash. He was used to trade for a Russian spy in a delicate operation that took place on a lonely bridge in Potsdam.The Real Life Story of Bridge of Spies Lawyer James B. Donovan
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Donovan is an insurance lawyer. The CIA chief is much higher up the rank and as it goes in the corporate world even today, the younger folk don't get hotel stays in the quality of senior managers.
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