

Jet Pilot
1957-10-11 · 112 min · ★ 5.5
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.
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- Directors
- Josef von Sternberg
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000,000
Top Cast
John WayneCol. Jim Shannon
Janet LeighLt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Jay C. FlippenMaj. Gen. Black
Paul FixMaj. Rexford
Richard RoberFBI Agent George Rivers
Roland WintersCol. Sokolov
Hans ConriedCol. Matoff
Ivan TriesaultGen. Dimitri Langrad
Joyce ComptonMary Lou Simpson
Denver PyleMr. Simpson
Gene EvansAirfield Sergeant (uncredited)
Dorothy Abbott
Phil Arnold
Gregg Barton
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