War Hunt (1962)

Directed by

Denis Sanders

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Korean War, a young soldier is assigned to a unit and becomes fascinated by a seemingly unhinged fellow soldier. The story follows their interactions as the unsettling behavior of the older soldier challenges ideas about war and sanity.

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What happens

War Hunt is a 1962 war film directed by Denis Sanders and starring John Saxon, Robert Redford and Charles Aidman. Produced by Terry Sanders for T-D Enterprises, and released by United Artists, the film features the film debuts of Sydney Pollack and Tom Skerritt and the first major role for Redford. Redford and Pollack met on the set of the film as actors. The National Board of Review named the film as one of the ten best films of 1962. It won the Silver Sail best feature film award at the 1962 Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for a UN BAFTA award in 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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