Jet Pilot (1957)
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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Josef von Sternberg
Writing:
- Jules Furthman
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Release Date: 1957-10-11
5.5/10
5.5/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112
- Budget: $9,000,000
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Col. Matoff
Col. Sokolov
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Col. Jim Shannon
Maj. Gen. Black
Maj. Rexford
FBI Agent George Rivers
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Mary Lou Simpson
Mr. Simpson
