American experience. Spy in the sky / written, produced and directed by Linda Garmon ; a production of WGBH Boston for American Experience.

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Documentary on the design, development, and the eventual shooting down of a U-2 spy plane over Russia in 1960 and the effect of this incident on worldwide peace negotiations. Gary Powers, who miraculously survived the crash, achieved instant notoriety that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	American experience (Television program) Spy in the sky.
Corporate Authors:	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Garmon, Linda Scheider, Roy Beschloss, Michael R. Rich, Ben R. Janos, Leo Pocock, Chris
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Boston : WGBH Boston Video, [2003], ©2003.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	U-2 Incident, 1960. U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) Reconnaissance aircraft > United States. Military reconnaissance. Powers, Francis Gary, > 1929-1977. Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. 1960 Reconnaissance aircraft. United States.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Spy in the sky.
Format:	Video DVD

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