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Jet Pilot

1957 • 1h52m Action, Adventure, Romance

Rating

5.4/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Screenplay

Jules Furthman

Cast

John Wayne

Janet Leigh

Jay C. Flippen

Release date

10/11/1957

Status

Released

Budget

$9,000,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

46