Jet Pilot
1957 · directed by Josef von Sternberg
- Rating
- 60/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Jet Pilot (1957), directed by Josef von Sternberg, rates 60/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Wayne
- Janet Leigh
- Jay C. Flippen
- Paul Fix
- Richard Rober
- Roland Winters
- Hans Conried
- Ivan Triesault
- Joyce Compton
- Denver Pyle
Crew
- Winton C. Hoch — Director of Photography
- Harry Marker — Editor
- Michael R. McAdam — Editor
- Bronislau Kaper — Original Music Composer
- Jules Furthman — Writer
More from Josef von Sternberg
- The Docks of New York (1928) — 84/100 · hit
- The Last Command (1928) — 84/100 · hit
- The Blue Angel (1930) — 82/100 · hit
- Anatahan (1953) — 81/100 · hit
- Underworld (1927) — 80/100 · hit
- Shanghai Express (1932) — 79/100
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