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The Hunters

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The Hunters is a 1958 American CinemaScope war film adapted from the novel, The Hunters by James Salter. The picture was produced and directed by Dick Powell and starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner as two very different United States Air Force fighter pilots during the Korean War. The cast also features Richard Egan and May Britt. Plot During the Korean War, Major Cleve "Iceman" Saville, a veteran World War II ace, returns to combat, eager to fly the F-86 Sabre jet fighter. His commanding officer, Colonel "Dutch" Imil, assigns him command of a flight. Among his pilots is a new replacement, talented but brash Lieutenant Ed Pell. On his first mission, Pell abandons his element leader to go after a group of MiG-15s, and the other pilot is killed. As a result, Saville wants Pell assigned to someone else, but Imil overrules him. Pell was top of his class in flight school and Imil sees him as a younger version of Saville. If anyone can get Pell to grow up, it is the major. Another pilot under Saville's command, Lieutenant Carl Abbott, poses a different problem. He lacks confidence in his abilities; his worried wife Kristina asks Saville to watch over him. Saville falls in love with her, and vice versa. Aware of the situation, Abbott offers Saville a deal: his wife in return for the opportunity, if they should run into him, to go one-on-one with "Casey Jones", the most feared enemy ace. A disgusted Saville turns him down. Nevertheless, on a mission soon afterward, Abbott tangles with Casey Jones and is shot down behind enemy lines. Saville shoots down the enemy ace, then searches for Abbott. When he spots Abbott's parachute, Saville deliberately crash-lands his aircraft nearby, disobeying standing orders. He cuts the injured Abbott down from a tree, but they are immediately attacked by an enemy patrol. Pell strafes the enemy infantrymen, but they shoot him down and he joins his comrades on the ground. The trio then set out through enemy territory toward friendly lines. Along the way, they are assisted by a Korean Christian farmer and his family. When an enemy patrol happens by, the Americans hide. However, in their haste, they leave behind a flight jacket, which is spotted. As a result, the entire family is executed, including a young girl. Saville and Pell avenge them, ambushing and wiping out the patrol, but Saville is shot in the shoulder. Wounded, exhausted, and hungry, the three airmen finally reach the safety of UN lines.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named The Hunters: 1977 film by Theodoros Angelopoulos · 2013 film directed by Nisha Ganatra · 2011 film directed by Chris Briant · episode of The Twilight Zone (S3 E4)

Overview

The Hunters is a 1958 American CinemaScope war film adapted from the novel, The Hunters by James Salter. The picture was produced and directed by Dick Powell and starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner as two very different United States Air Force fighter pilots during the Korean War. The cast also features Richard Egan and May Britt. Plot During the Korean War, Major Cleve "Iceman" Saville, a veteran World War II ace, returns to combat, eager to fly the F-86 Sabre jet fighter. His commanding officer, Colonel "Dutch" Imil, assigns him command of a flight. Among his pilots is a new replacement, talented but brash Lieutenant Ed Pell. On his first mission, Pell abandons his element leader to go after a group of MiG-15s, and the other pilot is killed. As a result, Saville wants Pell assigned to someone else, but Imil overrules him. Pell was top of his class in flight school and Imil sees him as a younger version of Saville. If anyone can get Pell to grow up, it is the major. Another pilot under Saville's command, Lieutenant Carl Abbott, poses a different problem. He lacks confidence in his abilities; his worried wife Kristina asks Saville to watch over him. Saville falls in love with her, and vice versa. Aware of the situation, Abbott offers Saville a deal: his wife in return for the opportunity, if they should run into him, to go one-on-one with "Casey Jones", the most feared enemy ace. A disgusted Saville turns him down. Nevertheless, on a mission soon afterward, Abbott tangles with Casey Jones and is shot down behind enemy lines. Saville shoots down the enemy ace, then searches for Abbott. When he spots Abbott's parachute, Saville deliberately crash-lands his aircraft nearby, disobeying standing orders. He cuts the injured Abbott down from a tree, but they are immediately attacked by an enemy patrol. Pell strafes the enemy infantrymen, but they shoot him down and he joins his comrades on the ground. The trio then set out through enemy territory toward friendly lines. Along the way, they are assisted by a Korean Christian farmer and his family. When an enemy patrol happens by, the Americans hide. However, in their haste, they leave behind a flight jacket, which is spotted. As a result, the entire family is executed, including a young girl. Saville and Pell avenge them, ambushing and wiping out the patrol, but Saville is shot in the shoulder. Wounded, exhausted, and hungry, the three airmen finally reach the safety of UN lines.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).