Soviet spies are in the United States. American fliers are taking pictures deep in the U.S.S.R.
When a Soviet spy is arrested and charged with espionage authorities want a well-respected attorney to mount a defense before the conviction.
James Donovan, played convincingly by Tom Hanks, does more than take the job. He takes it seriously
The Soviet spy is convicted. Donovan makes a personal plea to the judge to spar his life with an opinion the man's life still has value.
The taut movie jump cuts through a tense time in our history exemplified when Donovan's son explains how the Russians plan to drop a thermonuclear over New York disintegrating life and lives for miles and miles.
When airman Francis Gary Powers is shot down over the U.S.S.R. the time is ripe for Donovan's "plan b" and the C.I.A. asks him to negotiate.
Even if you know the history, it's still a great edge of your seat film.
For me the message in the movie was of a good man standing against the tide for the principles which our country was built on. He defends, to the hilt, a man everyone wants to convict. Then he accepts the mission to bring back the U.S. pilot.
This one will win awards. There are humorous moments woven into the script and several times when you'll shake your head at the way our world was not so long ago.
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