Movie Rewind - The Hunters
April 3rd 2007 21:41
Hi everyone
I watched this movie the other night so here are the details:
Plot synopsis (net sourced):
Major Cleve 'Iceman' Saville (Mitchum) is a veteran World War II fighter ace eager to fly an F-86 Sabre jet in the Korean War. His commanding officer, Colonel 'Dutch' Imil (Richard Egan), assigns him command of a flight.
Among his pilots is a new replacement, talented, but overconfident Lieutenant Ed Pell (Wagner). After he abandons his element leader, Lieutenant Corona (John Gabriel), during combat to down an enemy fighter, Corona's plane is shot up; he is killed while trying to land. As a result, Saville wants Pell assigned to someone else, but Imil overrules him; Pell was top of his class in flight school and Imil sees him as a younger version of Saville. If anyone can get Pell to grow up, it is the major.
Another pilot under Saville's command, Lieutenant Carl Abbott (Lee Philips), poses a different kind of problem. He lacks self-confidence in his abilities; his worried wife Kristina (May Britt) asks Seville to watch over him. Saville falls in love with her, and vice versa. Aware of the situation, Abbott offers Saville a deal: his wife in return for the opportunity to go one-on-one with 'Casey Jones' (Leon Lontoc), the most feared enemy ace, if they should run into him. A disgusted Saville turns him down.
If I add any more then it will spoil the movie but I have to say that I quite enjoyed this movie, the aerial flight scenes were very good for the time that it was made and it was almost like watching TopGun from the 50s. Also watching the classic Hollywood stars like Robert Mitchum is always refreshing compared to some of the actors today. In some places the pacing was a little slow and tedious but over all , well worth a look and if you are bit of a plane buff, then this is worth watching for the flight scenes alone.
"MiG Alley" is the name given by U.S. Air Force pilots to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea. During the Korean War, it was the site of numerous dogfights between U.S. fighter jets and those of the Communist forces, particularly the Soviet Union. The F-86 Sabre and the Soviet-built MiG-15 'Fagot' were the aircraft used throughout most of the conflict, with the area's nickname derived from the latter. Because it was the site of the first large-scale jet-vs-jet air battles, MiG Alley is considered the birthplace of jet fighter combat. (net sourced)
Well thats all for the moment but keep a look out for up and coming reviews of The Hitcher, Night Watch and Fantastic Four
Hal
I watched this movie the other night so here are the details:
Plot synopsis (net sourced):
Major Cleve 'Iceman' Saville (Mitchum) is a veteran World War II fighter ace eager to fly an F-86 Sabre jet in the Korean War. His commanding officer, Colonel 'Dutch' Imil (Richard Egan), assigns him command of a flight.
Among his pilots is a new replacement, talented, but overconfident Lieutenant Ed Pell (Wagner). After he abandons his element leader, Lieutenant Corona (John Gabriel), during combat to down an enemy fighter, Corona's plane is shot up; he is killed while trying to land. As a result, Saville wants Pell assigned to someone else, but Imil overrules him; Pell was top of his class in flight school and Imil sees him as a younger version of Saville. If anyone can get Pell to grow up, it is the major.
Another pilot under Saville's command, Lieutenant Carl Abbott (Lee Philips), poses a different kind of problem. He lacks self-confidence in his abilities; his worried wife Kristina (May Britt) asks Seville to watch over him. Saville falls in love with her, and vice versa. Aware of the situation, Abbott offers Saville a deal: his wife in return for the opportunity to go one-on-one with 'Casey Jones' (Leon Lontoc), the most feared enemy ace, if they should run into him. A disgusted Saville turns him down.
If I add any more then it will spoil the movie but I have to say that I quite enjoyed this movie, the aerial flight scenes were very good for the time that it was made and it was almost like watching TopGun from the 50s. Also watching the classic Hollywood stars like Robert Mitchum is always refreshing compared to some of the actors today. In some places the pacing was a little slow and tedious but over all , well worth a look and if you are bit of a plane buff, then this is worth watching for the flight scenes alone.
"MiG Alley" is the name given by U.S. Air Force pilots to the northwestern portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties into the Yellow Sea. During the Korean War, it was the site of numerous dogfights between U.S. fighter jets and those of the Communist forces, particularly the Soviet Union. The F-86 Sabre and the Soviet-built MiG-15 'Fagot' were the aircraft used throughout most of the conflict, with the area's nickname derived from the latter. Because it was the site of the first large-scale jet-vs-jet air battles, MiG Alley is considered the birthplace of jet fighter combat. (net sourced)
Well thats all for the moment but keep a look out for up and coming reviews of The Hitcher, Night Watch and Fantastic Four
Hal
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