Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Jet Pilot
- Release
- October 11, 1957
- Screen Time
- 1h 52min
- Rating
- G
- Direction
- Josef von Sternberg
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
John Wayne
Col. Jim Shannon
Janet Leigh
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. Flippen
Maj. Gen. Black
Paul Fix
Maj. Rexford
Richard Rober
FBI Agent George Rivers
Roland Winters
Col. Sokolov
Hans Conried
Col. Matoff
Ivan Triesault
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce Compton
Mary Lou Simpson
Denver Pyle
Mr. Simpson
Perdita Chandler
Georgie Rexford
Gene Evans
Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)
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