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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.

1957 |1h 52m |  Action, Adventure, Romance

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Cast

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John Wayne

Col. Jim Shannon

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Janet Leigh

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

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Jay C. Flippen

Maj. Gen. Black

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Paul Fix

Maj. Rexford

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Richard Rober

FBI Agent George Rivers

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Roland Winters

Col. Sokolov

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Hans Conried

Col. Matoff

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Ivan Triesault

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

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Joyce Compton

Mary Lou Simpson

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Denver Pyle

Mr. Simpson

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$9,000,000.00

Revenue

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