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The Hunters

The Hunters

Action War Drama

1958, Movie, 1h 48min

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.

Country: United States

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Robert Mitchum,

Victor Sen Yung,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Hunters include The Longest Day, The Guns of Navarone, Strategic Air Command, The Young Lions, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Lost Battalion.

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The Hunters was released in theaters on September 1, 1958.