Jet Pilot
"Exploding with all the power of the jet age... with all the passion of a daring love story!"
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.
| Release Date | October 11, 1957 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Jet Pilot | |
| Runtime | 1h 52min | |
| Budget | $9,000,000 | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures | |