Title: The Hunters (The Hunters)
Release Date: 1958-09-01
IMDB ID: tt0051750
Vote Average: 5.7 (24 votes)
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.
Cast: Robert Mitchum (Major Cleve Saville), Robert Wagner (Lt. Ed Pell), Richard Egan (Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group), May Britt (Kristina 'Kris' Abbott), Lee Philips (1st Lt. Carl Abbott), John Gabriel (1st Lt. Corona),
Crew: Dick Powell (Director), Ben Nye (Makeup Artist), Tom Tutwiler (Aerial Camera), Charles LeMaire (Costume Design), Stuart Gilmore (Editor), Bertram C. Granger (Set Decoration),