In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
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Recommend40M
Budget165M
Revenue414%
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View full castJames B. Donovan
Rudolf Abel
Mary Donovan
Thomas Watters Jr.
Wolfgang Vogel
Francis Gary Powers
Doug Forrester
Reporter
Chief Justice Earl Warren