The Hunters (1958)
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50% of users liked it
(458 ratings)
Directed with crisp efficiency by Dick Powell, The Hunters is a romantic melodrama with an aviation angle. Robert Mitchum plays veteran Air Force pilot Maj. Cleve Saville, in charge of a group of young flyboys in 1952 Korea. Among the men under Saville's command are cocksure Lt. Ed Peil (Robert… More Directed with crisp efficiency by Dick Powell, The Hunters is a romantic melodrama with an aviation angle. Robert Mitchum plays veteran Air Force pilot Maj. Cleve Saville, in charge of a group of young flyboys in 1952 Korea. Among the men under Saville's command are cocksure Lt. Ed Peil (Robert Wagner) and timorous Lt. Abbott (Lee Phillips). Much against his better judgment, Saville falls in love with Abbott's gorgeous wife Kris (Mai Britt). When Abbott crashes behind enemy lines, Saville and Peil are sent out to rescue the downed pilot-and Peil has an inkling of the Major's feelings towards Mrs. Abbott. During their grueling journey back to their own lines, both Peil and Abbott benefit from the military expertise of the no-nonsense Saville, who knows where and when to separate his private life from his responsibilities. Distinguished by excellent aerial sequences, The Hunters is adapted from the novel by James Salter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dick Powell
- Written By
- Wendell Mayes
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1958 Wide
- On DVD
- May 25, 2004
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Standard issue Korean War drama.
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Cast
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Robert Mitchum
as Major Cleve Seville
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Robert Wagner
as Lt. Ed Pell
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Richard Egan
as Col. "Dutch" Imil
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May Britt
as Kristina Abbott
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Lee Philips
as Lt. Carl Abbott
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John Gabriel
as Lt. Corona
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Stacy Harris
as Col. Monkey Moncavage
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Candace Lee
as Korean Child
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Vinnie de Carlo
as Korean Bartender
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John Doucette
as Sergeant
- Frank Kumagai
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Leon Lontoc
as Casey Jones
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Ralph Manza
as Gifford
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Nobu McCarthy
as Japanese Clerk
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Alena Murray
as Mrs. Mason
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Robert Reed
as Jackson
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Victor Sen Yung
as Korean farmer
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Nina Shipman
as WAF lieutenant
- Rachel Stephens
- Frank Tang
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Jon Mikl Thor
as Capt. Owynby
- Kam Tong
- James Yagi
- John Caler
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Jay Jostyn
as Maj. Dark
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Larry Thor
as Captain Owynby
