The Hunters (1958)
With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of the Korean War, the story centers on Major Cleve Saville (Robert Mitchum), a master of the newly operational F-86 Sabre fighter jets. But adept as he is at flying, Saville¹s personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingman¹s (Lee Philips) beautiful wife (May Britt). To make matters worse, Saville must cope with a loud-mouthed rookie (Robert Wagner) in a daring rescue mission that threatens all their lives in this well-crafted war drama.
- Released
- 1958-09-01
- Genres
- War, Action, Drama
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dick Powell, Wendell Mayes
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 25 votes
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Major Cleve Saville
- Robert Wagner as Lt. Ed Pell
- Richard Egan as Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group
- May Britt as Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
- Lee Philips as 1st Lt. Carl Abbott
- John Gabriel as 1st Lt. Corona
- Stacy Harris as Col. Monk Moncavage
- Victor Sen Yung as Korean farmer
- Candace Lee as Korean Child
- Aki Aleong as MIG Pilot
- John Doucette as Chief Master Sergeant
- Esther Ying Lee as Waitress