The Hunters

The Hunters

108 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 1, 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.

The Hunters

108 mins | Drama, Action, War | Sept. 1, 1958

The Hunters
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Hunters
Directors James Curtis Havens, Ad Schaumer, Dick Powell
Writers James Salter, Wendell Mayes

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

Mabel Lim

as Korean Woman

Alena Murray

as Mrs. Mason

Nina Shipman

as WAF Lieutenant

Robert Reed

as Jackson

Walter Soo Hoo

as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)