The Hunters (1958)
7/10
***
7 June 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Interesting film but you would think that there would be more action in the first hour.

We're faced with a usual theme of one guy falling for another guy's girl, in this case a married girl, during war.

Lee Philips really stole the acting here. Remember him as the soft-spoken principal in "Peyton Place?" He had all the answers in that film and his persona changes drastically here as an alcoholic pilot, unsure of himself and whose wife soon lands in the hands of Robert Mitchum.

Robert Wagner co-stars as a young cocky pilot whose resolve is soon tested.

The film takes off when all 3 land in a North Korean infested place as Mitchum and Wagner take care of a badly wounded Philips.

The film shows the brutality of the Communists when a poor oriental farming family are machine gunned for hiding the 3 guys.

In typical Hollywood fashion, the film shows dedication, duty and resolve of our fighting men and that marriage is still a sacred institution.
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