The Hunters (1958)
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
Writer:
Wendell Mayes
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Robert Mitchum as Major Cleve Saville |
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Robert Wagner as Lt. Ed Pell |
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Richard Egan as Colonel Dutch Imil, CO 54th Fighter Group |
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May Britt as Kristina 'Kris' Abbott |
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Lee Philips as 1st Lt. Carl Abbott |
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John Gabriel as 1st Lt. Corona |
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Stacy Harris as Col. Monk Moncavage |
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Victor Sen Yung as Korean farmer |
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Candace Lee as Korean Child |
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Aki Aleong as MIG Pilot |
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John Doucette as Chief Master Sergeant |
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Esther Ying Lee as Waitress |
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Mabel Lim as Korean Woman |
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Alena Murray as Mrs. Mason |
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Nina Shipman as WAF Lieutenant |
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Robert Reed as Jackson |
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Walter Soo Hoo as Chinese Soldier (uncredited) |
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George Sasaki as Chinese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Directing | Dick Powell | Director |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ad Schaumer | Assistant Director |
| Production | Dick Powell | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Music |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Tom Tutwiler | Aerial Camera |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Directing | James Curtis Havens | Second Unit Director |
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Salter | Novel |
