Overview
Plot
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, his only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by the CIA to negotiate a prisoner exchange.
- Directors
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Sebastian Koch, Austin Stowell, Billy Magnussen, Michael Simon Hall, Edward James Hyland, Stephen Kunken, Mike Houston, James Lorinz, Michael Power, Joe Starr, Merab Ninidze, Greg Nutcher, Scott Shepherd, Jesse Plemons, Domenick Lombardozzi, Eve Hewson
- Country
- United States of America, Germany, India
- Genre
- Thriller, Drama
- Release date
- 2015-10-15
- Studios
- TSG Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Participant, Reliance Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures
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After the Soviets shoot down his U-2 spy plane, U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers is captured and sentenced to 10 years in prison. New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative, travels to Berlin to negotiate Powers' release through a prisoner exchange that would give the Russians Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy Donovan previously defended in court.
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