Spy in the Sky
Brief Synopsis
Documentary recounting the story of the U-2, the CIA's top-secret project whereby especially recruited pilots flew spy planes over the USSR deployed to uncover information about the Soviets' military capabilities during the 1950s.
Cast & Crew
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Linda Garmon
Director
Roy Scheider
Narrator
Francis Gary Powers
David Mccullough
Bob Ericson
John Ramsey
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/26/96), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary recounting the story of the U-2, the CIA's top-secret project whereby especially recruited pilots flew spy planes over the USSR deployed to uncover information about the Soviets' military capabilities during the 1950s.
Director
Linda Garmon
Director
Cast
Roy Scheider
Narrator
Francis Gary Powers
David Mccullough
Bob Ericson
John Ramsey
Sergei Khrushchev
Lincoln White
Donald Welzenbach
Dino A Brugioni
David Halberstam
Hervey S Stockman
Crew
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Maureen Barden
Post-Production Assistant
Rebecca Barnes
Post-Production Assistant
Michael Beschloss
Book As Source Material
Michael Beschloss
Consultant
Richard Bock
Sound Mixer
Michael Boyle
Sound Recordist
Alan Brinkley
Consultant
John Cameron
Sound Recordist
Frank Capria
Post-Production Supervisor
Berle Cherney
Animator
Mike Coles
Cinematographer
Stephen Commons
Gaffer
Richard Comrie
Assistant Camera Operator
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer
Paul Deakin
On-Line Editor
John Dildine
Sound Recordist
Margaret Drain
Producer
Boyd Estus
Cinematographer
Nancy Farrell
Other
Anne-marie Fendrick
Assistant Camera Operator
Linda Garmon
Producer
Linda Garmon
Writer
Leo Geary
Consultant
David Gibb
Helicopter Pilot
Dan Gleich
Sound Recordist
Peter Gorin
Consultant
Mari Lou Granger
Editor
D'ann Hanrahan
Location Scout
Roger Haydock
Assistant Camera Operator
Tom Hurwitz
Cinematographer
Tom Inskeep
Assistant Camera Operator
Leo Janos
Consultant
Leo Janos
Book As Source Material
Christen A Kaczorowski
Researcher
Alison Kennedy
Other
Michael Kreps
Assistant Camera Operator
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Kwabena Kyei-aboagye Jr
Other
Bill Lattanzi
Editor
Larry Lecain
Production
Brian Lovery
Colorist
Paul Marbury
Assistant Camera Operator
Doug Martin
On-Line Editor
Kevin Mason
Other
Bob Mccausland
Production
Greg Mccleary
Sound Designer
Victor Mcelheny
Consultant
Sandra Medof
Location Scout
Rebekah Michaels
Assistant Camera Operator
Jay Miller
Consultant
Sheldon Mirowitz
Music
Michelle Monti
Researcher
Katy Mostoller
Researcher
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
Chas Norton
Production
Masha Oleneva
Researcher
John Osborne
Sound Recordist
Bruce Perlman
Sound Recordist
Chris Pocock
Other
Chris Pocock
Consultant
John Prados
Consultant
Chris Pullman
Other
Salvatore Raciti
Animator
Ben Rich
Consultant
Ben Rich
Book As Source Material
Helen R Russell
Other
Stephanie Ryan
Assistant Camera Operator
Ann Scott
Other
Jeri Sopanen
Cinematographer
Josh Spring
Gaffer
Geof Thurber
Sound Designer
Beth Tierney
Associate Producer
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Mark Trembath
Gaffer
Dan Watson
On-Line Editor
Helen Weiss
Researcher
Albert Wheelon
Consultant
Jeanette Woods
Researcher
Karen Wyatt
Researcher
Joan Yoshiwara
Researcher
Kerry Zucker
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (02/26/96), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
