Boris Aleksandrovich was a Russian spy master during the Cold War, who overlooked all spy operations against the US. He recruited one of Americas most hated men, John Walker Jr. who was a Navy officer at the time, who turned in US secrets to Russia for money. He did an interview with Pete Earley for the Washington post, regarding his purpose in the Cold War. Boris was a huge nationalist, although he didn't believe in the Russian systems of government, and wanted to do anything he could to give back to his country.
Rudolf Abel was on of the main character in Bridge of Spies, being a Russian spy during the Cold War. He was considered a genius spy and was operating for many years, before being caught in his apartment. He was given a fair trial in the US, but was sentenced to thirty years in prison, instead of being given the electric chair as wanted. He was then traded for Gary Powers and Frederic Pryor.
Frederic Pryor was an economic student in Berlin during the Cold War. He was taken captive in East Berlin, while the Berlin wall was being built, and held for months. He was then traded for Rudolf Abel and got back into the US.
Gary Powers was a U2 pilot during the cold war. He was sent on the 24th and last mission to spy on the Russian nuclear base at 70,000 feet in the air when he was shot down by Russian missiles. Powers was instructed to go down with the plane, but instead jumped out and was taken captive by the Russians. He was questioned for around 3 years, before he was traded in the exchange of Rudolf Abel. He was hated by many Americans before the CIA cleared him for not betraying the US.
James Donovan was the appointed lawyer to defend Rudolf Abel. Many people were angry that Abel was getting a fair trial, but Donovan fought for Abel's rights and got him out of the death sentence, and instead 30 years in prison. He felt there would be a trade needed. Donovan went to Berlin and fought to trade both Pryor and Powers and won both, even though instructed just to trade powers.
Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie, Bridge of Spies. When interviewed, Spielberg said he felt a great connection to this movie, because of the direct relationship to his childhood. Spielberg grew up during the Cold War, and had a lot of memories from it. In the scene where Donovan's son fills up the bath tub in case of a nuclear war, was actually written by Spielberg as a memory from his childhood. It would be appropriate to have him join the party, so he can talk about his memories and how he wanted to portray the movie.
Jane Donovan is James Donovans daughter. She had a part in the movie Bridge of Spies as his child. It would be appropriate to have her at the party, because of the passion she felt to have the movie made. At the time, the movie portrays her as being very angry at her father for taking on the trial, but is now very proud of him and what he accomplished, and believed it should be put on the big screen.
Chapman Pincher was a British journalist during the Cold War. He knew many officers and high up people in the Cold War that told him confidential information. Pincher was able to publish a lot of information, making his work very popular and well known. He is chosen, because a lot of the things he wrote about was espionage, which has a lot to do with the Bridge of Spies.
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