Jet Pilot

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 53mApproved

ActionDramaRomanceThrillerWar

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

2,935 votes

Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Writers

N/A

Stars

John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen

Release Date

October 1, 1957

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

John Wayne

as Col. Jim Shannon

Janet Leigh

as Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon

Jay C. Flippen

as Maj. Gen. Black

Paul Fix

as Maj. Rexford

Richard Rober

as FBI Agent George Rivers

Roland Winters

as Col. Sokolov

Hans Conried

as Col. Matoff

Ivan Triesault

as Gen. Langrad

Dorothy Abbott

as Girl

Phil Arnold

as Bellboy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Filming Location

Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

opening action sceneaerial camera shotjet fighterchampagnewayne and fix

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaRomanceThrillerWar

⭐ Featured Review

A waste

by oilerblueline • 2004-12-16

4/10

"The aerial footage is nice, but once people start talking, the film goes into a tailspin. The plot seems as though it was made up as they went along (on a few occasions, I thought a reel must be missing) and I don't think I'm giving anything away (like there was any suspense anyway) by saying John Wayne must really love Janet Leigh to stay with her after she pistol whips him. Twice. It's unintentionally hilarious but unbelievably bad. I always like Hans Conreid, but he doesn't show up until the very end. All of the other actors in the film have a wooden presentation, as tho..."

💡 Did You Know?

Howard Hughes intended to show off the latest in aircraft technology in 1949-50 (when this film was shot). By the time it was finally released to the public in 1957, the aircraft featured were already obsolete.