Jet Pilot

1957 · 112 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 2,834 VOTES · DIR. Josef von Sternberg

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,406 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:55 Dog Patch Red to Yellow Kid.
00:06:37 Hey, you!
00:11:54 Got drunk with 'em.
00:18:00 Wonder what I did with the lady's lighter.
00:22:39 Perfect sex antagonism. This proves it.
00:26:21 If you please.
00:31:02 Have you got your emergency fuel switch on? Yes.
00:35:46 Get on course. Let the fighter control do the worrying.
00:39:40 Is this too much?
00:43:48 Well, it's, uh, the best I can do at the moment.
00:48:03 Why don't you look where you're going? I haven't got eyes on the back of my head.
00:52:12 You're thinking of someone else.
00:56:42 It still is. Then why did you change your course?
01:00:49 That I think I can do.
01:05:21 It wasn't?
01:08:39 As good as it is for me, it's that bad for you.
01:14:12 Fighter Control calling Colonel Shannon in 479.
01:18:32 Why are they following us? I'm afraid your movements here will be more or less restricted.
01:21:46 That's quite possible. I don't think so.
01:25:51 Will you stay if I show 'em how to handle that parasite fighter?
01:30:48 Give me those matches, Jim.
01:35:22 Well, my husband has been talking things over with me
01:39:33 Well, if he doesn't get blown up in that thing
01:44:49 Okay! Tallyho!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,406
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:55
Final line01:44:49

Production Record

DirectorJosef von Sternberg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9,000,000
IMDb votes2,834