Overview
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.
DirectorSteven Spielberg
ProducersSteven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
WritersJoel Coen, Ethan Coen, Matt Charman
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LanguageRussian, English, German
Production companiesTSG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Participant, Reliance Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures
Budget40000000
TaglineIn the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stood for.
