5.6
Jet Pilot
ActionDramaRomanceApproved
"Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!"
Duration
1h 52mRelease
11 Oct 1957Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
Cast
John WayneJanet LeighJay C. Flippen
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 5.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
Details
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Writers
Jules Furthman
Budget
$9,000,000Trailer
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