A nice film dealing with with an aerial unit in Japan , boasting some spectacular flying sequences breathtakingly captured in sunny color , though dialogue is less credible . Concerning a motley crew of pilots from a Special Jet Fighter Squadron learning about each other and themselves in this melodrama set during Korean War. Regarding a Major: Robert Mitchum arriving in Tokyo , Japan , and an officer pilot : Lee Philips contend for a deep love, turning into implacable rivals over the same woman : May Britt. Along the way they are confronting by deadly and powerful Chinese MIG fighters in battles and including a young hotshot top-gun : Robert Wagner who doesn't follows the superior orders . Mightiest thrill-shocked adventure spectacle of the super-sonic age !
Breathtaking and impressive aerial cinematography sets this apart from other films of the genre , these scenes were particularly made during shooting , exception for some stock footage from an unfortunate landing where blowing up an airplane . Filmmaker Powell inserts a backbone of steel with some of loving drama into this strong aerial/thriller/warlike movie . Main and support cast are pretty good . Robert Mitchum gives acceptable acting in his usual style . Along with May Britt as the beautiful wife , Robert Wagner, and Lee Philips. And other notorious secondaries as John Gabriel, John Doucette , Stacy Harris , Robert Reed , Richard Egan as Commander-in-chief who is thoroughly convincing as the squadron's commandant , among others .
It packs a colorful cinematography in brilliant Technicolor by Charles Clarke . As well as evocative and adequate musical score by Paul Sawtel. This noise-filled motion picture was well directed by Dick Powell , though he enhances the melodramatic elements at times. Dick Powell was a prestigious actor , a previous song-and-dance and tough guy star , who eventually made some decent movies, such as : Enemy Below, The Conqueror , You can't run away from it , Split Second and this The Hunters . Rating 6.5/10 . Worthwhile watching . The flick will appeal to Robert Mitchum fans .
Breathtaking and impressive aerial cinematography sets this apart from other films of the genre , these scenes were particularly made during shooting , exception for some stock footage from an unfortunate landing where blowing up an airplane . Filmmaker Powell inserts a backbone of steel with some of loving drama into this strong aerial/thriller/warlike movie . Main and support cast are pretty good . Robert Mitchum gives acceptable acting in his usual style . Along with May Britt as the beautiful wife , Robert Wagner, and Lee Philips. And other notorious secondaries as John Gabriel, John Doucette , Stacy Harris , Robert Reed , Richard Egan as Commander-in-chief who is thoroughly convincing as the squadron's commandant , among others .
It packs a colorful cinematography in brilliant Technicolor by Charles Clarke . As well as evocative and adequate musical score by Paul Sawtel. This noise-filled motion picture was well directed by Dick Powell , though he enhances the melodramatic elements at times. Dick Powell was a prestigious actor , a previous song-and-dance and tough guy star , who eventually made some decent movies, such as : Enemy Below, The Conqueror , You can't run away from it , Split Second and this The Hunters . Rating 6.5/10 . Worthwhile watching . The flick will appeal to Robert Mitchum fans .