In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand 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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Cast
- Tom HanksJames B. Donovan
- Mark RylanceRudolf Abel
- Amy RyanMary Donovan
- Alan AldaThomas Watters Jr.
- Sebastian KochWolfgang Vogel
- Austin StowellFrancis Gary Powers
- Billy MagnussenDoug Forrester
- Michael Simon HallReporter
- Edward James HylandChief Justice Earl Warren
- Stephen KunkenWilliam Tompkins
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Joel CoenWriter
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Matt CharmanWriter
- Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Steven SpielbergProducer
- Marc PlattProducer
- Kristie Macosko KriegerProducer
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