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The Hunters

Mightiest thrill-shocked adventure spectacle of the super-sonic age !

5.8(25)19581h 48m2

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • airplane
  • based on novel or book
  • korean war (1950-53)

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Behind the camera

Director

Dick Powell

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR1 Sept 1958
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG2 Nov 1958
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1210 Oct 1958
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG7 Nov 1958

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The Hunters was released on 1 September 1958.

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    John Chard

    4/16/2016

    6/10

    Love tryst and thundering planes. Set during the Korean War, this picture features the fine talent of Robert Mitchum as Major Cleve Saville and a young fresh faced Robert Wagner as the cocksure Lt Ed Pell. As the war rages, and the airmen deal with the pressures that come with the service, Saville starts to fall in love with the wife (a very weak May Britt) of one of his men, thus adding further pressures to a com…

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