The Hunters (DVD)

With it's electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerising film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of the Korean War, the story centres on Major Cleve Saville (Robert Mitchum), a master of the newly operational F-86 Sabre fighter jets. But adept as he is at flying, Saville's personal life takes a nosedive when he falls in love with his wingman's (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.

Starring: Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Egan, May Britt, Lee Philips, John Gabriel, Stacy Harris, Victor Sen Yung, Candace Lee, Leon Lontoc, John Doucette, Larry Thor, John Caler, Ralph Manza, Nobu McCarthy, Frank Kumagai, Kam Tong, Rachel Stephens, Alena Murray, James Yagi, Robert Reed, Frank Tang, Walter Soo Hoo, George Sasaki, Aki Aleong

Director: Dick Powell, Sidney Beckerman