What's the Difference between Bridge of Spies the Book and Bridge of Spies the Movie?

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Bridge of Spies

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Released: 2010
Author: Giles Whittell

Bridge of Spies

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Released: 2015
Director: Steven Spielberg
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In the Book In the Movie
Rudolf Abel
Rudolf Abel
Portrayed by: Mark Rylance
Reino Häyhänen
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Barbara Powers
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Oliver Powers
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James Donovan
James Donovan
Portrayed by: Tom Hanks
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Portrayed by: Austin Stowell
Wolfgang Vogel
Wolfgang Vogel
Portrayed by: Sebastian Koch
Mary Donovan
Mary Donovan
Portrayed by: Amy Ryan
Frederic Pryor
Frederic Pryor
Portrayed by: Will Rogers
Ivan Schischkin
Ivan Schischkin
Portrayed by: Mikhail Gorevoy
Marvin Makinen
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Bridge of Spies Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   Only one missile was launched from the SAM site that destroyed Power's U-2. Other SAM sites launched missiles at a MiG which crashed. Two or three missiles were shot at Power's U-2, one of them exploding and destroying the aircraft.
   Donovan argued Abel's appeal in November 1959, Powers was shot down on 1 May 1960. Donovan appears to have argued the Abel appeal at the Supreme Court on the same day as the U-2 was shot down.
   The book has details about events on various dates. The only time a date (1960) is mention in the movie is during Power's sentencing by the Russian court.
   James Donovan has three daughters and a son named John. His son was 18 in 1962. Donovan has a teenage daughter and pre-teen boy (Roger) and girl. The children do not appear to age at all during the events of the five years the film depicts.
   Frederic Pryor was 28 years old when arrested exiting a woman's apartment while trying to deliver a message. Frederic Pryor is depicted as 25 when arrested while in possession of a camera in East Germany near the wall.
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