The Hunters

1958 PG-13 1h 48m

5.8 / 10 25

RATING

5.8/10

YOUR RATING

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.

Director Dick Powell

Writers

Wendell Mayes James Salter

Stars

Robert Mitchum Robert Wagner Richard Egan

Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group

May Britt

Kristina 'Kris' Abbott

Chief Master Sergeant

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

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George Sasaki

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

War Action Drama

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John Chard 16 Apr 2016

6/10

Love tryst and thundering planes. Set during the Korean War, this picture features the fine talent of Robert Mitchum as Major Cleve Saville and a young fresh faced Robert Wagner as the cocksure Lt Ed Pell. As the war rages, and the airmen deal with the pressures that come with the service, Saville starts to fall in love with the wife (a very weak May Britt) of one of his men, thus adding furthe...