What's going on in here? Okay, Dad, this is really important. When the war begins, the...
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James Donovan: What's going on in here?
Roger Donovan: Okay, Dad, this is really important. When the war begins, the first thing they do is cut off all the water and all the electricity. So the first thing we should do is keep this filled, use the shower in your room, use the sink downstairs, the garden hose outside...
James Donovan: Those are good ideas. But, Roger, I don't see this as being something you ever have to worry about.
Roger Donovan: Yeah, but when you hear the sirens, there may not be enough time to fill the tub and the sinks.
James Donovan: Not gonna be any sirens... what is this?
Roger Donovan: When the bomb comes, the Reds will aim for the Empire State Building. But the bomb goes off at 10,000 feet up. In Life magazine, it's called an airburst, and if the bomb is 50 megatons, the blast wave goes out and out and out and melts everything from here to here. Including where we live. Here.
James Donovan: Yeah, right there. But, you know, Roger, no one is dropping atomic bombs on us.
Roger Donovan: But the Russians want to. You know that Russian guy you're defending? He's here to get things ready for the guys who drop the bombs.
James Donovan: No, no, he's not... he's not here for that. He's not even Russian. He was born, we think, in northern England.
Roger Donovan: Yeah, but he's a spy for Russia. I don't even understand what you're doing. You're not a Communist, so why are you defending one?
James Donovan: Well, because it's my job.
Roger Donovan: It never used to be
Roger Donovan: Okay, Dad, this is really important. When the war begins, the first thing they do is cut off all the water and all the electricity. So the first thing we should do is keep this filled, use the shower in your room, use the sink downstairs, the garden hose outside...
James Donovan: Those are good ideas. But, Roger, I don't see this as being something you ever have to worry about.
Roger Donovan: Yeah, but when you hear the sirens, there may not be enough time to fill the tub and the sinks.
James Donovan: Not gonna be any sirens... what is this?
Roger Donovan: When the bomb comes, the Reds will aim for the Empire State Building. But the bomb goes off at 10,000 feet up. In Life magazine, it's called an airburst, and if the bomb is 50 megatons, the blast wave goes out and out and out and melts everything from here to here. Including where we live. Here.
James Donovan: Yeah, right there. But, you know, Roger, no one is dropping atomic bombs on us.
Roger Donovan: But the Russians want to. You know that Russian guy you're defending? He's here to get things ready for the guys who drop the bombs.
James Donovan: No, no, he's not... he's not here for that. He's not even Russian. He was born, we think, in northern England.
Roger Donovan: Yeah, but he's a spy for Russia. I don't even understand what you're doing. You're not a Communist, so why are you defending one?
James Donovan: Well, because it's my job.
Roger Donovan: It never used to be
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What's going on in here
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Okay Dad this is really important
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When the war begins the first thing they do
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is cut off all the water and all the electricity
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So the first thing we should do is keep this filled
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use the shower in your room
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use the sink downstairs the garden hose outside
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Those are good ideas
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But Roger I don't see this
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as being something you ever have to worry about
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Yeah but when you hear the sirens
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there may not be enough time to fill the tub and the sinks
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Not gonna be any sirens
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What is this
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When the bomb comes
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the Reds will aim for the Empire State Building
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But the bomb goes off at 10 000 feet up
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In Life magazine it's called an airburst
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and if the bomb is 50 megatons
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the blast wave goes out and out and out
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and melts everything from here to here
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Including where we live Here
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Yeah right there
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But you know Roger
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no one is dropping atomic bombs on us
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But the Russians want to
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You know that Russian guy you're defending
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He's here to get things ready
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for the guys who drop the bombs
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No no he's not Not here for that
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He's not even Russian
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He was born we think in Northern England
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Yeah but he's a spy for Russia
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I don't even understand what you're doing
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You're not a Communist so why are you defending one
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Well because it's my job
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It never used to be
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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.
