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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.
The people behind the story
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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