The Hunters
1958 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
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.
Direction Dick Powell
Cast Robert Mitchum · Robert Wagner · May Britt · Richard Egan · Lee Philips · John Gabriel · Stacy Harris · Larry Thor · Jay Jostyn
Soundtrack Paul Sawtell
Screenplay Wendell Mayes · James Salter
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Original title The Hunters
5.4
152 votes (FilmAffinity)
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