Jet Pilot
“Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!”
U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon is tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and marrying her, 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.
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John Wayne
Col. Jim Shannon
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Janet Leigh
Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
Known for
Psycho
Touch of Evil
Jay C. Flippen
Maj. Gen. Black
Known for
The Killing
The Wild One
Paul Fix
Maj. Rexford
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Zabriskie Point
Richard Rober
FBI Agent George Rivers
Known for
The File on Thelma Jordon
Father's Little Dividend
Roland Winters
Col. Sokolov
Known for
Blue Hawaii
Bigger Than Life
Hans Conried
Col. Matoff
Known for
Peter Pan
The Hobbit
Ivan Triesault
Gen. Dimitri Langrad
Known for
Notorious
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Joyce Compton
Mary Lou Simpson
Known for
The Awful Truth
Christmas in Connecticut
Denver Pyle
Mr. Simpson
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
Bonnie and Clyde
Perdita Chandler
Georgie Rexford
Also in
Phone Call from a Stranger
The Great Jewel Robber
Gene Evans
Airfield Sergeant (uncredited)
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Josef von Sternberg Director · Jules Furthman Writer Bronislau Kaper Composer
Budget $9M · United States release October 11, 1957 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$9,000,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 11, 1957
Theatrical
Germany
July 11, 1958 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 4, 1957 · Theatrical
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