The Hunters

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Release date: September 01, 1958
Duration: 108 minutes
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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.

Starring

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