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John Wayne and Janet Leigh star in the thrilling and often humorous Cold War adventure Jet Pilot produced by Howard Hughes (Hell’s Angels) and directed by Josef von Sternberg (Blonde Venus). Wayne gives one of his most commanding performances as a high-flying American Air Force colonel who is sent by the Pentagon to obtain top secret information from a Russian lady pilot (Leigh). The two eventually fall in love and, with their marriage as a perfect cover, the colonel is ordered to flee to Russia with his bride - this time with him posing as a defector. When the political charade is discovered, however, the courageous couple embarks in a dangerous flight to freedom in a heart-pounding escape with enemy agents in hot pursuit.
Original Release
10/01/1957
US Release
10/01/1957
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Col. Jim Shannon |
Janet Leigh | Olga Orlief / Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon |
Jay C. Flippen | Maj. Gen. Black |
Paul Fix | Maj. Rexford |
Richard Rober | FBI Agent George Rivers |
Roland Winters | Col. Sokolov |
Hans Conried | Col. Matoff |
Ivan Triesault | Gen. Langrad / Gen. Dimitri Langrad |
Dorothy Abbott | Girl |
Phil Arnold | Bellboy |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Col. Jim Shannon |
Janet Leigh | Olga Orlief / Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon |
Jay C. Flippen | Maj. Gen. Black |
Paul Fix | Maj. Rexford |
Richard Rober | FBI Agent George Rivers |
Roland Winters | Col. Sokolov |
Hans Conried | Col. Matoff |
Ivan Triesault | Gen. Langrad / Gen. Dimitri Langrad |
Dorothy Abbott | Girl |
Phil Arnold | Bellboy |
Lois Austin | Saleswoman at Palm Springs Dress Shop |
Paul Bakanas | Russian Security Man |
Hall Bartlett | Sergeant |
Gregg Barton | Military Policeman |
John Bishop | Maj. Sinclair |
Earl Breithard | Guard |
James Brown | Sergeant |
William Bryant | Radar Monitor |
Bruce Cameron | Batman |
Perdita Chandler | Georgie Rexford / Georgia Rexford |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jules Furthman | Producer |
Howard Hughes | Producer |
Editors
Frederic Knudtson, William M. Moore, Michael R. McAdam, Harry Marker