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.

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Cast

Tom Hanks

Mark Rylance

Amy Ryan

Alan Alda

Sebastian Koch

Austin Stowell

Billy Magnussen

Michael Simon Hall

Edward James Hyland

Stephen Kunken