Page One: “Bridge of Spies” (2015)

Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

The movie version of the opening:

Apparently, the Coens do a lot of uncredited script rewrites. For this project, they did take a credit. Interesting…

You may read the screenplay here.

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Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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