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Jet Pilot (1957)

5.4 | Oct 11, 1957 (US) | Action, Adventure, Romance | 01:52
Budget: 9 000 000 | Revenue: N/A

Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!

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

Writer, Producer
Hairstylist
Art Direction
Hairstylist
Makeup Department Head
Producer
Set Decoration
Conductor

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