Bridge of Spies was filmed in Berlin in Germany and New York in the United States of America.
Astoria Park
In movie
Scene where Rudolph Abel paints at Astoria Park. The secret information is hidden under the bench he's sitting on.
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Glienicke Bridge
In movie
Scene where The exchange of spies takes place on the Glienicke Bridge.
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Berlin Tempelhof Airport
In movie
Scene where James Donovan arrives at the airport in Berlin
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Scene was shot Berlin Tempelhof Airport was one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Situated in the south-central Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. The airport closed in 2008 and is now a park, was used by the crew for several scenes. “There were the most incredible neon signs in front of it, and we just had to get that,” says Stockhausen. “We even used it as a stage. It had this wonderful gigantic hangar, and we used it as a stage to do our spy plane cockpits.”
Berlin
New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division
In movie
Scene where James Donovan wants to stop a taxi but it ignores him. He then notices the man on the other side of the street who starts to follow him.
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Miernicza street
In movie
Scene where James B. Donovan travels with his friend through the streets of the demolished Berlin.
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Scene was shot Miernicza Street, formerly Lützowstraße (Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow), is a street in Wrocław, Poland. The Polish name is related to surveying. Many films were filmed there including Bridge of Spies, A Woman in Berlin, Avalon, Aimée & Jaguar and Character.
Wroclaw
Ptasia
In movie
Scene where Frederic goes through an existing break in the wall to meet his friend in East Berlin.
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Scene was shot Bridge of Spies was shot in Wroclaw in November 2014. Kurkowa, Ptasia and Mennicza streets played Berlin from the Cold War period.
Wroclaw