I remember...
As a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's, I saw a lot of history in the making, this story being one of them. The tensions depicted are pretty accurate. As children, we were perpetually scared. The friction between the U.S. and the Soviets was always present. The incident of the pilot shot down only further intensified the already cool state of affairs between us.
This was all a precursor to the Cuban missile crisis and the Bay of Pigs incident. This is one of the sparks to the escalation of a potential nuclear war.
Great character acting, particularly by the man who played the Soviet agent. Terribly convincing. Tom Hanks turns in his usually good performance, too.
This movie is among my top ten now. It has been some time for a recent movie to reach my list of favorites.
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