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The Hunters (1958)

The Hunters poster
Directed by
Dick Powell
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War have very different personalities and approaches to flying. One is a skilled veteran while the other is a hotshot, and their rivalry plays out in the air and on the ground.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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