Released:
1957-10-11

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.

Director:
Josef von Sternberg

Runtime:
1h 52min

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  John Wayne
  as
  Col. Jim Shannon
• 
  Janet Leigh
  as
  Lt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief
• 
  Jay C. Flippen
  as
  Maj. Gen. Black
• 
  Paul Fix
  as
  Maj. Rexford
• 
  Richard Rober
  as
  FBI Agent George Rivers