Jet Pilot

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

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.

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

Roland Winters

Col. Sokolov

Hans Conried

Col. Matoff

Ivan Triesault

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Joyce Compton

Mary Lou Simpson

Denver Pyle

Mr. Simpson

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

Clips & Videos

Jet Pilot (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]