Bridge of Spies reviews: can Spielberg score Oscar record?

Spielberg's masterful Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks is a surprisingly 'feel-good' spy tale

Bridge of Spies
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Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies, which held its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on the weekend, is already being tipped for a best picture Oscar nomination.

The film is a dramatisation of a real-life Cold War spy-swap, with a script by British writer Matt Charman (polished by Joel and Ethan Cohen). It follows the efforts of US lawyer James B Donovan to secure the release of pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War in 1960.

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