Jet Pilot

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

John Wayne

Col. Jim Shannon

Age : 72 | Popularity : 100%

Janet Leigh

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Age : N/A | Popularity : 76%

Jay C. Flippen

Maj. Gen. Black

Age : 71 | Popularity : 49%

Paul Fix

Maj. Rexford

Age : 82 | Popularity : 94%

Richard Rober

FBI Agent George Rivers

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Roland Winters

Col. Sokolov

Age : 84 | Popularity : 26%

Hans Conried

Col. Matoff

Age : 64 | Popularity : 64%

Ivan Triesault

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Josef von Sternberg
	Assistant Director	Fred Fleck
	Second Unit Director	James Lane
Writing	Writer	Jules Furthman
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Department Head	Mel Berns
	Hairstylist	Annabell Levy Larry Germain
	Costume Design	Michael Woulfe
	Makeup Artist	Layne Britton Web Overlander
Camera	Camera Operator	Eddie Pyle Hans F. Koenekamp
	Grip	Ralph Wildman
	Still Photographer	Rod Tolmie
Art	Art Direction	Albert S. D'Agostino Feild M. Gray
	Set Decoration	Harley Miller Darrell Silvera
Crew	Cinematography	Winton C. Hoch
	Special Effects	Daniel Hays Jack Lannan
Production	Producer	Jules Furthman Howard Hughes
	Casting	Dick Stockton
	Production Manager	Walter Daniels
	Assistant Production Manager	John Burch
Sound	Music	Bronislau Kaper
	Sound	Terry Kellum Earl A. Wolcott
	Conductor	C. Bakaleinikoff
Editing	Editor	Harry Marker Michael R. McAdam
Department	Role	Name

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