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Jet Pilot (1957)
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix
Runtime112 min
RatingU
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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.
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Jet Pilot, the 1957 action-adventure romance directed by Josef von Sternberg, received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided on its entertainment value. Despite its lack of major awards recognition, the film has maintained a modest audience following, with an IMDb rating of 6.1 out of 10.
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Fans of classic action-adventure films and the iconic John Wayne will be captivated by the thrilling Cold War espionage plotline and the steamy romance at the heart of this 1957 drama directed by the legendary Josef von Sternberg.
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Jet Pilot is a 1957 American Cold War romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. It was written and produced by Jules Furthman, and presented by Howard Hughes. Filming lasted more than eighteen months, beginning in 1949. The last day of shooting was in May 1953, but the Technicolor film was kept out of release by Hughes due to his tinkering until October 1957, by which time Hughes had sold RKO. Universal-International ended up distributing Jet Pilot. This was Hughes's last film work before his death of kidney failure on April 5, 1976.
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