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Jet Pilot (1957)

Movie"Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!"
Audience Score
55
Jet Pilot
G 1 hr 52 minOct 11th, 1957Adventure, Action, Romance
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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.
StarringJohn WayneJanet LeighJay C. Flippen
DirectorJosef von Sternberg
WriterJules Furthman

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
Movie Tags:
u.s. air forcefighter jetjet fighter