Jet Pilot

"Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!"

Oct 1 1957 Approved 1h 53m
Action, Drama, Romance

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 Shannon is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna. He falls in love with her, but she is scheming to lure him back to the USSR. But Shannon has a scheme of his own.

Written by

Jules Furthman

Directed by

Josef von Sternberg

Cast

John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Jet Pilot (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Scores
# of Votes
2,834
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA