Jet Pilot

Josef von Sternberg
1957-10-11

Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!
5.5
112 min

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.

Cast

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