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Jet Pilot

55 %|Oct 11, 1957|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
Jules Furthman
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
Music
Harry Marker
Editor
Michael R. McAdam
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Cast

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John Wayne
Col. Jim Shannon
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Janet Leigh
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
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Jay C. Flippen
Maj. Gen. Black
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Paul Fix
Maj. Rexford
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Richard Rober
FBI Agent George Rivers
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Roland Winters
Col. Sokolov
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Hans Conried
Col. Matoff
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Ivan Triesault
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
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Joyce Compton
Mary Lou Simpson
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Denver Pyle
Mr. Simpson
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Perdita Chandler
Georgie Rexford