Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976)
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- 2h 0min
- Biography, Drama
- 29 Sep 1976 (USA)
- TV Movie
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the C.I.A., who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured, and imprisoned.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Lee Majors | ... |
Francis Gary Powers
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| Noah Beery Jr. | ... |
Oliver Powers
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| Nehemiah Persoff | ... |
Rudenko
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| Brooke Bundy | ... |
Barbara Powers
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| William Daniels | ... |
Bissell
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| James Gregory | ... |
James Donovan
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| Marcel Hillaire | ... |
Charles De Gaulle
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| Alf Kjellin | ... |
Ivan Vasilev
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| Biff McGuire | ... |
John McCone
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| Jim McMullan | ... |
Robert F. Kennedy
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| David Opatoshu | ... |
Grinev
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| Charles Robinson | ... |
Wheatley
(as Charles Knox Robinson)
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| Lew Ayres | ... |
Allen Dulles
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| Katharine Bard | ... |
Ida Powers
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| James Flavin | ... |
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Thayer David | ... |
Nikita Khrushchev
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Fletcher Allen |
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| Ben Astar |
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| William Bassett |
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| Booth Colman |
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Robert Doyle |
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| Bob Hastings |
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| Curt Lowens |
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| Zitto Kazann | ... |
Russian Interrogator
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Michael Kermoyan | ... |
Russian Judge
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Charles Macaulay | ... |
Colonel Rudolph Abel
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| Richard McMurray | ... |
Mr. Secretary
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| Nelson Olmsted |
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| Raymond Singer |
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Lili Valenty |
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| Bruno Wintzell |
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Alec Murdock | ... |
The Code Clerk
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Directed by
| Delbert Mann | ||
Written by
| Curt Gentry | ... | (book "Operation Overflight") |
| Francis Gary Powers | ... | (book "Operation Overflight") |
| Robert E. Thompson | ... | () |
Produced by
| John B. Bennett | ... | producer |
| Charles W. Fries | ... | executive producer (as Charles Fries) |
| Edward Montagne | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gerald Fried | ||
Cinematography by
| Vilis Lapenieks | ||
Editing by
| Sam E. Waxman | ||
Art Direction by
| Walter Scott Herndon | ||
Sound Department
| Norm Drain | ... | boom operator |
Additional Crew
| Francis Gary Powers | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- VTE FILM Scandinavia as (Norway) (VHS)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Bridge of Spies (2015) covered various elements and the same subject matter which were the subject of this movie. See more » |