Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy

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Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy ★★½ 1976

Dramatization of the true experiences of Gary Powers, a CIA spy pilot whose plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960. His capture, trial, and conviction are all portrayed in detail, taken from Power's own reminiscences. 120m/C VHS . Lee Majors, Noah Beery Jr., Nehemiah Persoff, Lew Ayres, Brooke Bundy; D: Delbert Mann. TV

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