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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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John WayneCol. Jim Shannon -
Janet LeighLt. Anna Marladovna Shannon / Olga Orlief -
Jay C. FlippenMaj. Gen. Black -
Paul FixMaj. Rexford -
Richard RoberFBI Agent George Rivers -
Roland WintersCol. Sokolov -
Hans ConriedCol. Matoff -
Ivan TriesaultGen. Dimitri Langrad -
Joyce ComptonMary Lou Simpson -
Denver PyleMr. Simpson -
Perdita ChandlerGeorgie Rexford -
Gene EvansAirfield Sergeant (uncredited)
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