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.
as James B. Donovan
as Rudolf Abel
as Mary Donovan
as Thomas Watters Jr.
as Wolfgang Vogel
as Francis Gary Powers
as Doug Forrester
as Reporter
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
as William Tompkins
as Man in Courtroom
as Gentleman on Subway #2
as NYPD
as Courthouse Reporter #1
as Soviet Main Interrogator
as NYPD Lieutenant James
as Hoffman
as Joe Murphy
as Agent Blasco
as Carol Donovan
as Roger Donovan
as Peggy Donovan
as Agent Williams
as Allen Dulles
as Bates
as Soviet Judge - Powers' Trial
as FBI Agent
as Harald Ott
as Ivan Schischkin
as Ott's Secretary
as Agent Gamber
as FBI Agent #1
as FBI Agent #2
as Judge Byers
as Police Officer - Brooklyn Courthouse
as Lynn Goodnough
as Lie Detector Test Administrator
as Agent Somner
as U2 Pilot
as Bailiff
as Teacher
as Classroom Teacher
as Marty
as Partner at Watters Law Firm
as Family #1 at Berlin Wall Construction
as Katje
as Pinker
as Older Lady on Subway
as Receptionist
as Classroom Boy #1
as Classroom Girl #1
as Classroom Girl #2
as Agent Faye
as Soviet Translator
as East German Officer (uncredited)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Courthouse Reporter
as Angry NYPD Cop
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as East German Youth
as Neighbor (uncredited)
as Justice Lafayette Black (uncredited)
as Cousin Drews
as Classroom Boy #2
as Frederic Pryor
as Sharp Elbowed Reporter (uncredited)
as Citizen West-Berlin (uncredited)
