The Hunters
- Released on
- Runtime
- 108 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum
- Robert Wagner
- Richard Egan
- May Britt
- Lee Philips
- John Gabriel
- Stacy Harris
- Victor Sen Yung
- Candace Lee
- Aki Aleong
- John Doucette
- Esther Ying Lee
- Mabel Lim
- Alena Murray
- Nina Shipman
- Robert Reed
- Walter Soo Hoo
Director
- Dick Powell
Producers
- Dick Powell
Screenwriter
- Wendell Mayes
