Movie Description
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
- Director : Josef von Sternberg
- Producer : Jules Furthman,Howard Hughes
- Writer : Jules Furthman
- Editor : Michael R. McAdam,Harry Marker
- 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
Cast
Col. Jim Shannon
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Maj. Gen. Black
Maj. Rexford
FBI Agent George Rivers
Col. Sokolov
Col. Matoff
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Mary Lou Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Georgie Rexford
Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleJet Pilot
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-10-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 52m
Budget₹ 9000000
Production CompaniesRKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Romance
