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Jet Pilot (1957)

"Exploding with all the power of the jet age with all the passion of a daring love story"
Audience Score
53
Jet Pilot
G 1 hr 52 minOct 11th, 1957Action, Romance, Adventure
John Wayne stars as US Air Force aviator Jim Shannon whos 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 shes 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
StarringJohn WayneJanet LeighJay C. Flippen
DirectorJosef von Sternberg
WriterJules Furthman

Cast & Crew

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

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 11th, 1957
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 15th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$9,000,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:RKO Radio Pictures