Released:
1958-09-01

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.

Director:
Dick Powell

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
War, Action, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Mitchum
  as
  Major Cleve Saville
• 
  Robert Wagner
  as
  Lt. Ed Pell
• 
  Richard Egan
  as
  Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group
• 
  May Britt
  as
  Kristina 'Kris' Abbott
• 
  Lee Philips
  as
  1st Lt. Carl Abbott