Bridge of Spies (2015)

Sebastian Koch: Wolfgang Vogel

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• Wolfgang Vogel : You treat us as stooges for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  James Donovan : Can we just call them the Russians and save time?

• Wolfgang Vogel : There will be no exchange on Glienicke Bridge.

  James Donovan : Excuse me, sir.

  Wolfgang Vogel : There will be no exchange. Not for Frederic Pryor.

  James Donovan : Mr. Vogel, I thought yesterday we had agreed.

  Wolfgang Vogel : We agreed on an exchange, Abel for Pryor. Now I learn you are a rug merchant selling the same rug to two customers. Abel for Pryor you sell to us.

  James Donovan : Yeah.

  Wolfgang Vogel : And Abel for Powers you sell to the Soviets.

  James Donovan : I-I'm not quite sure what the problem is if, uh, the arrangement satisfies two parties or three or four. What difference does it make?

  Wolfgang Vogel : The arrangement does not satisfy this party.

• Wolfgang Vogel : You should be careful. This is not Brooklyn, Mr. Donovan.

• James Donovan : Tell me if I am describing this wrong. You have a kid, a university student, someone you know is not a spy, who's no threat to you. And in exchange for this person who is worthless to you, you play an equal part in an exchange between the Russians and the Americans. And this is one transaction between us and the two of you. We're not trying to do two things here, sir. We're just doing one thing. One, one, one. It's hard for me to see how the Republic of East German Democrats is being slighted.

  Wolfgang Vogel : You agreed with the Soviets without consulting me. Is this a negotiation or a conspiracy?

  James Donovan : For it to be a conspiracy, there would have to be harm to you, sir. There's just benefits here. We're of agreeing interests.

  Wolfgang Vogel : No, you decide they agree.