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Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

(1957)

Overview

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

  1. Director : Josef von Sternberg
  2. Producer : Jules Furthman,Howard Hughes
  3. Writer : Jules Furthman
  4. Editor : Harry Marker,Michael R. McAdam
  5. Cast : John Wayne,Janet Leigh,Jay C. Flippen,Paul Fix,Richard Rober,Roland Winters,Hans Conried,Ivan Triesault,Joyce Compton,Denver Pyle,Perdita Chandler,Gene Evans,Dorothy Abbott,Phil Arnold,Lois Austin,Paul Bakanas,Hall Bartlett,Gregg Barton,John Bishop,James Brown,William Bryant,Shirley Buchanan,Bruce Cameron,Tom Daly,Jimmy Dime,Mason Alan Dinehart,Art Dupuis,Jane Easton,Bill Erwin,Gene Evans,Elizabeth Flournoy,Paul Frees,Barbara Freking,Fred Graham,Don Haggerty,Janice Hood,Lamont Johnson,Joanne Jordan,Mike Lally,Harry Lauter,Ruth Lee,Nelson Leigh,Sylvia Lewis,Herbert Lytton,Mike Mahoney,Michael Mark,Allen Mathews,Keith McConnell,John Morgan,Alberto Morin,Al Murphy,Wendell Niles,Richard Norris,Frank O'Connor,David Ormont,Jack Overman,James Parnell,Theodore Rand,Joey Ray,Al Rhein,Ric Roman,Gene Roth,James H. Russell,Sammy Shack,Jack Shea,Carl Sklover,Jim B. Smith,Ruthelma Stevens,Armand Tanny,Kenneth Tobey,Rick Vallin,Mamie Van Doren,Ralph Volkie,Smoki Whitfield,John Whitney,Buck Young,Carleton Young

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Original TitleJet Pilot

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1957-10-11

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 52m

Budget₹ 9000000

Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures

Genres

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Romance

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