Steven Spielberg filmography trade, civil rights, war, and terrorism. Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan", as well as receiving five other nominations. Three of Spielberg's films—"Jaws", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", and "Jurassic Park"—achieved box office records, originated and came to epitomize the blockbuster film. The unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $10 billion worldwide, making him the highest-grossing director in history and the first to ever pass this milestone (on approximately April 16th 2018). Spielberg has worked as a producer, executive producer, director, or in an otherwise creative capacity on several films where he
James B. Donovan re-released in paperback in January 2017. Though not officially the basis for the movie "Bridge of Spies", Donovan's "Strangers on a Bridge" is the closest, and is the only first-hand narrative to the dramatic events in the Oscar-winning movie. The 1964 New York Times Best Seller repeated itself in 2015, becoming #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for espionage books. The book has been widely acclaimed, including by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The re-issue coincided with the pre-release promotion for the movie "Bridge of Spies", directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Matt Charman and the