The Cynical Historian

Bridge of Spies | Based on a True Story (2016x23)

Data emisji: Cze 01, 2016

Last year’s Bridge of Spies would have been so much better if it were historically accurate. If you saw this and thought it was boring, that’s the real reason why. The problem is, it could have been better if it were more historically accurate. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/D0ehmcPlzMc related: https://youtu.be/J0cRTfqeh_o ------------------------------------------------------------ references: http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/bridge-of-spies/ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/22/reel-history-bridge-of-spies-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-mark-rylance http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/busting-u2-myths/ http://www.theweek.co.uk/67161/bridge-of-spies-the-real-story-behind-spielbergs-cold-war-film http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_oscars/2016/02/bridge_of_spies_is_the_best_movie_of_the_year_video.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Spies_(film)#Historical_accuracy newsreels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LqUP2Qc81M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaf6cydnJG0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gary_Powers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Donovan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Abel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glienicke_Bridge Books on the subject (not used directly): http://www.amazon.com/The-Kremlins-Geordie-Spy-Swapped/dp/1906447144/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41hKyvan68L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=1TRDMWSNC8CFCX4FKPXN http://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Spies-Giles-Whittell/dp/0767931084 http://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Bridge-Colonel-Francis-Powers/dp/1501118781/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NB34QMV54WVM422PXWD http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Overflight-Memoir-U-2-Incident/dp/1574884220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457656768&sr=1-1&keywords=francis+gary+powers ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSC