Jet Pilot
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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Jules Furthman
Writer
Winton C. Hoch
Cinematography
Jules Furthman
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
Music
Harry Marker
Editor
Michael R. McAdam
Editor
Dick Stockton
Casting
Michael Woulfe
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
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