Tell him not to drop dead
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Allen Dulles:
Best that this all remains confidential. Let's not discuss any of this with Mary or with anyone else. Share the correspondence only with us. Let us know what they want to do and when. James Donovan:
I've got no client, no wife, no country. Don't know what I'm doing or when - or who for. Allen Dulles:
You're doing it for your country, but your country doesn't know that yet. James Donovan:
What about my client, the other person in this equation? My guy. Allen Dulles:
Your guy? You mean the Russian? He's not your guy anymore, Counselor. Your guy is Francis Gary Powers now. James Donovan:
What do I tell Rudolf Abel? Allen Dulles:
Tell him not to drop dead
Best that this all remains confidential. Let's not discuss any of this with Mary or with anyone else. Share the correspondence only with us. Let us know what they want to do and when. James Donovan:
I've got no client, no wife, no country. Don't know what I'm doing or when - or who for. Allen Dulles:
You're doing it for your country, but your country doesn't know that yet. James Donovan:
What about my client, the other person in this equation? My guy. Allen Dulles:
Your guy? You mean the Russian? He's not your guy anymore, Counselor. Your guy is Francis Gary Powers now. James Donovan:
What do I tell Rudolf Abel? Allen Dulles:
Tell him not to drop dead
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Best that this all remains confidential
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Let's not discuss any of this with uh Mary or with anyone else
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Share the correspondence only with us
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Let us know what they want to do and when
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I've got no client no wife no country
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Don't know what I'm doing or when or who for
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You're doing it for your country
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but your country doesn't know that yet
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What about my client the other person in this equation My guy
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Your guy You mean the Russian
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He's not your guy anymore Counselor
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Your guy is Francis Gary Powers now
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What do I tell Rudolf Abel
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Movie Summary
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.
