Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Dick PowellDirector
- Wendell MayesScreenplay
Cast
- Robert MitchumMajor Cleve Saville
- Robert WagnerLt. Ed Pell
- Richard EganColonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group
- May BrittKristina 'Kris' Abbott
- Lee Philips1st Lt. Carl Abbott
- John Gabriel1st Lt. Corona
- Stacy HarrisCol. Monk Moncavage
- Victor Sen YungKorean farmer
- Candace LeeKorean Child
- Aki AleongMIG Pilot
- John DoucetteChief Master Sergeant
- Esther Ying LeeWaitress
Stills
Themes
airplanebased on novel or bookkorean war (1950-53)