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1957 film by Josef von Sternberg

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5.5

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.

Released: 1957-10-11112 minDir: Josef von SternbergAction, Adventure, RomanceBudget: $9.0M

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

Themes

  • u.s. air force
  • fighter jet
  • jet fighter
  • rko-scope

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Ratings

IMDb

5.6/10

2,961 votes

Year
1957
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Action, Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
aviation
Screenwriter
Jules Furthman
Cast member
Don Haggerty
Production company
RKO Pictures
Cinematographer
Winton Hoch
Narrative location
California
Duration
112
FilmAffinity ID
373189
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
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Commons category
Jet Pilot (film)
publication date
1957-01-01
title
Jet Pilot
distributed by
Netflix
production designer
Albert S. D'Agostino
review score
67%
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