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Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

Action, Adventure, Romance

1h 52m

October 11, 1957 (67 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
John Wayne

John Wayne

Col. Jim Shannon

Birthday: May 26, 1907

50 June 11, 1979 (72)
Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief

Birthday: July 6, 1927

30 October 3, 2004 (77)
Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Maj. Gen. Black

Birthday: March 5, 1899

58 February 3, 1971 (71)
Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Maj. Rexford

Birthday: March 13, 1901

56 October 14, 1983 (82)
Richard Rober

Richard Rober

FBI Agent George Rivers

Birthday: May 14, 1910

47 May 26, 1952 (42)
Roland Winters

Roland Winters

Col. Sokolov

Birthday: November 22, 1904

52 October 22, 1989 (84)
Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Col. Matoff

Birthday: April 15, 1917

40 January 5, 1982 (64)
Ivan Triesault

Ivan Triesault

Gen. Dimitri Langrad

Birthday: July 12, 1898

59 January 3, 1980 (81)
Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Mary Lou Simpson

Birthday: January 27, 1907

50 October 13, 1997 (90)
Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Mr. Simpson

Birthday: May 11, 1920

37 December 25, 1997 (77)