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The Hunters( 1958)

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Mightiest thrill-shocked adventure spectacle of the super-sonic age !

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Mitchum

      Major Cleve Saville

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      Robert Wagner

      Lt. Ed Pell

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      Richard Egan

      Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group

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      May Britt

      Kristina 'Kris' Abbott

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      Lee Philips

      1st Lt. Carl Abbott

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      John Gabriel

      1st Lt. Corona

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      Stacy Harris

      Col. Monk Moncavage

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Korean farmer

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      Candace Lee

      Korean Child

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      Aki Aleong

      MIG Pilot

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      John Doucette

      Chief Master Sergeant

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      Esther Ying Lee

      Waitress

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      Mabel Lim

      Korean Woman

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      Alena Murray

      Mrs. Mason

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      Nina Shipman

      WAF Lieutenant

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      Robert Reed

      Jackson

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      Walter Soo Hoo

      Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

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      George Sasaki

      Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Apr 16 2016
    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 further pressures to a company growing weary by the day. The Hunters, based on the novel written by James Salter, is a very solid picture, perhaps bogged down by it's determination to give the picture emotio...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • airplane
    • based on novel or book
    • korean war (1950-53)