In the course of the Chilly Warfare, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after capturing down his U-2 spy airplane. Sentenced to 10 years in jail, Powers' solely hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to barter his launch. Donovan boards a airplane to Berlin, hoping to win the younger man's freedom by way of a prisoner change. If all goes nicely, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court docket.
