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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.
Original Release
08/26/1958
US Release
08/26/1958
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Mitchum | Major Cleve Saville |
Robert Wagner | Lt. Ed Pell |
Richard Egan | Colonel Dutch Imil / Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group |
May Britt | Kristina 'Kris' Abbott |
Lee Philips | 1st Lt. Carl Abbott |
John Gabriel | 1st Lt. Corona |
Stacy Harris | Col. Monk Moncavage |
Victor Sen Yung | Korean Farmer |
Candace Lee | Korean Child |
Aki Aleong | MIG Pilot |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Mitchum | Major Cleve Saville |
Robert Wagner | Lt. Ed Pell |
Richard Egan | Colonel Dutch Imil / Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group |
May Britt | Kristina 'Kris' Abbott |
Lee Philips | 1st Lt. Carl Abbott |
John Gabriel | 1st Lt. Corona |
Stacy Harris | Col. Monk Moncavage |
Victor Sen Yung | Korean Farmer |
Candace Lee | Korean Child |
Aki Aleong | MIG Pilot |
Jimmy Baya | Greek Sergeant |
Slosson Bing Jong | Chinese Soldier |
Brad Brown | Greek Soldier |
John Caler | Officer |
Spencer Chan | Bartender |
Vinnie De Carlo | Korean Bartender |
John Doucette | Chief Master Sergeant |
Jay Jostyn | Major Dark |
Whamok Kim | Korean Woman |
Paul King | Driver |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dick Powell | Producer |