

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.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
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James B. Donovan

Rudolf Abel

Mary Donovan

Thomas Watters Jr.

Wolfgang Vogel

Francis Gary Powers

Doug Forrester

Reporter

Chief Justice Earl Warren

William Tompkins

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