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