The Hunters (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.
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Robert Mitchum
as Major Cleve Saville
as Major Cleve Saville
Robert Wagner
as Lt. Ed Pell
as Lt. Ed Pell
Richard Egan
as Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group
as Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group
May Britt
as Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
as Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
Lee Philips
as 1st Lt. Carl Abbott
as 1st Lt. Carl Abbott
John Gabriel
as 1st Lt. Corona
as 1st Lt. Corona
Stacy Harris
as Col. Monk Moncavage
as Col. Monk Moncavage
Victor Sen Yung
as Korean farmer
as Korean farmer
Candace Lee
as Korean Child
as Korean Child
Aki Aleong
as MIG Pilot
as MIG Pilot
John Doucette
as Chief Master Sergeant
as Chief Master Sergeant
Esther Ying Lee
as Waitress
as Waitress
Mabel Lim
as Korean Woman
as Korean Woman
Alena Murray
as Mrs. Mason
as Mrs. Mason
Nina Shipman
as WAF Lieutenant
as WAF Lieutenant
Robert Reed
as Jackson
as Jackson
Walter Soo Hoo
as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
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Dick Powell
Director
Director
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Tom Tutwiler
Aerial Camera
Aerial Camera
Charles LeMaire
Costume Design
Costume Design
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
Editor
Bertram C. Granger
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Maurice Ransford
Art Direction
Art Direction
James Curtis Havens
Second Unit Director
Second Unit Director
Ad Schaumer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Paul Sawtell
Music
Music
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Sound
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Art Direction
Dick Powell
Producer
Producer
Charles G. Clarke
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Sound
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay
Screenplay
James Salter
Novel
Novel
