The Hunters
by Dick Powell
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Actor: Lee Philips, May Britt, Richard Egan, Robert Mitchum, Robert WagnerDirector: Dick Powell
Brand: MITCHUM,ROBERT
Cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
Producer: Dick Powell
Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Writer: James Salter
Writer: Wendell Mayes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 4.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.0
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of The Hunters
DVD Review: A good 50's 'Cold War Hype' flick.
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie has always been one of my favorite Korean War films. There were not too many Korean War films that depicted the air war in Korea: 'The McConnell Story'(an 'OK' movie), 'The Bridges at Toko-Ri'; (an EXCELLENT movie), 'Men of the Fighting Lady' (a VERY GOOD movie), 'Battle Hymn', and so on. Aside from the 'love triangle' between Major Saville (Robert Mitchum), Lt. Abbot (Lee Philips) and his wife Chris (May Britt), the story as an Air Force documentary is quite a bit off the mark, but still very entertaining. First off, when Lt. Corona can't drop his external tanks before going into combat, he would have been ordered to return to base, with the 'extra' flyer used as a spare. Then, Lt. Pell (Robert Wagner) gets off on the wrong foot by not flying his wing position correctly (the pilot who couldn't drop his wing tanks) as he leaves his position as wingman of the element leader to 'encroach' another MiG that Saville had 'staked out'. After the mission, he would have been immediately grounded, no questions asked. The wingman's only job was to 'shadow' and 'protect' the element leader, or the 'shooter'. The air combat scenes were superb- much like the fiasco movie 'Jet Pilot' produced and directed by Howard Hughes where he insisted that the sky and cloud formation had to be 'just right'. Another 'glitch' in the movie; after the first encounter with the MiG's, almost all of them exploded in a fireball. Anybody who's familiar with air warfare history in Korea knows that MiG's very seldom exploded, but rather smoked badly before spinning out of control and crashing, but it was a good movie effect. Also, it was interesting that the MiG's (actually Republic F-84F Thundrstreaks, a fighter-bomber) were painted that blue color. From what I've read, most of the MiG's were in the original natural aluminum finish, with some 'honchos' having their crates painted in various 'personal' schemes, and as was discovered years later, were Soviet pilots assigned to Korea to help train Chinese and North Korean air crews. Also, aerial combat between the Sabre and the MiG was 'usually' at least hundreds, if not thousands of yards apart, unlike the movie where air to air combat was virtually, it seemed, only a handful of yards or less distant, let alone when Maj. Saville chased 'Casey Jones', the MiG pilot down to ground level. The MiG's best performance was at high altitude- over 30,000 ft, and could not hold it's own against the Sabre at low altitudes. The flying sequence between Saville and Lt. Col. Moncavage was interesting; tail to tail at hundreds of MPH- sure could tell it was choreographed! But superb 'flying for effect cinematography' none the less. The markings on the film's Sabre's were essentially correct; the checkered tail of the 51st Fighter Wing. The yellow stripe on the tail indicated the Squadron (either red, blue or yellow). Also, Capt. Joseph McConnell's squadron had the yellow stripe, as in the movie, but he supposedly didn't get to Korea until 'after' the events in this movie took place. Don't know for sure what 'models' of the Sabre were used in the film, but most likely the 'F' version, as I caught a glimpse of the stenciling in one of the closeups that showed 'F86F-25-NA', the last version produced during the Korean War, that by the time of the movie had been relegated to ANG units or over-seas sales. In conclusion- sort of an early version of 'Top Gun'? Certainly a Cold War '50's classic. Loved it back in 1957 as a teen-ager into building model kits! Loved the move years ago and still do, even with all it's warts! It's hard to believe that this flick is soon to be 50 years old, and some of those '86 Sabre's are STILL flying somewhere in the world! What a 'crate'!
Description of The Hunters
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, Savillešs personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingmanšs (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.Bestsellers in DVD
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