Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Josef von Sternberg |
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| Writer: | Jules Furthman |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Oct 11, 1957 |
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| Director: | Josef von Sternberg |
| Writer: | Jules Furthman |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Romance |
| Keywords | u.s. air force, fighter jet, jet fighter |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Wayne | Col. Jim Shannon |
| Janet Leigh | Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief |
| Jay C. Flippen | Maj. Gen. Black |
| Paul Fix | Maj. Rexford |
| Richard Rober | FBI Agent George Rivers |
| Roland Winters | Col. Sokolov |
| Hans Conried | Col. Matoff |
| Ivan Triesault | Gen. Dimitri Langrad |
| Joyce Compton | Mary Lou Simpson |
| Denver Pyle | Mr. Simpson |
| Perdita Chandler | Georgie Rexford |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
| Jack Lannan | Special Effects |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | Camera Operator |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Department Head |
| Fred Fleck | Assistant Director |
| Eddie Pyle | Camera Operator |
| Ralph Wildman | Grip |
| Rod Tolmie | Still Photographer |
| Annabell Levy | Hairstylist |
| James Lane | Second Unit Director |
| Feild M. Gray | Art Direction |
| Harley Miller | Set Decoration |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Winton C. Hoch | Cinematography |
| Harry Marker | Editor |
| Michael R. McAdam | Editor |
| Dick Stockton | Casting |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Walter Daniels | Production Manager |
| John Burch | Assistant Production Manager |
| Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Earl A. Wolcott | Sound |
| Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Jules Furthman | Writer |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Bronislau Kaper | Music |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Design |
| C. Bakaleinikoff | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Furthman | Producer |
| Howard Hughes | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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