
Jet Pilot
54.00%
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October 11, 1957
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Action, Adventure, Romance
John Wayne stars as U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon, who's tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and wedding the fetching flyer, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan in this 1957 drama.
Featured Crew
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Jules Furthman
Writer
Winton C. Hoch
Cinematography
Cast

John Wayne
Col. Jim Shannon

Janet Leigh
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Jay C. Flippen
Maj. Gen. Black

Paul Fix
Maj. Rexford

Richard Rober
FBI Agent George Rivers