Jet Pilot

United States of America

• G
• 1957-10-11(US)
• ▪

  Action,

  Adventure,

  Romance
• ▪ 1h-52m

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

Overview

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.

• Jules FurthmanWriter

  Josef von SternbergDirector

  Winton C. HochCinematography

  Jules FurthmanProducer

  Larry GermainHairstylist

  Howard HughesProducer