Jet Pilot (1957)
U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon is tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and marrying her, 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.
- Released
- 1957-10-11
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Romance
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Josef von Sternberg
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 50 votes
Cast
- John Wayne as Col. Jim Shannon
- Janet Leigh as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
- Jay C. Flippen as Maj. Gen. Black
- Paul Fix as Maj. Rexford
- Richard Rober as FBI Agent George Rivers
- Roland Winters as Col. Sokolov
- Hans Conried as Col. Matoff
- Ivan Triesault as Gen. Dimitri Langrad
- Joyce Compton as Mary Lou Simpson
- Denver Pyle as Mr. Simpson
- Perdita Chandler as Georgie Rexford
- Gene Evans as Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)
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