{"id":89885,"date":"2023-02-11T00:29:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T07:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89885"},"modified":"2023-02-11T00:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T07:29:20","slug":"war-hunt-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89885","title":{"rendered":"War Hunt (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Better get some rest; this war is going on for awhile.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-89886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Poster.png 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA new soldier (Robert Redford) sent to the frontlines of the Korean War is disturbed by the behavior of a rule-breaking private (John Saxon) who heads out at night to gather information, and spends much of his time with an orphaned boy (Tommy Matsuda).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Saxon Films<\/li>\n<li>Korean War <\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Robert Redford Films<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis low-budget Korean war-time flick by brothers Denis and Terry Sanders is primarily notable these days as Robert Redford&#8217;s big screen debut as an earnest soldier puzzled by what he sees going on in his platoon: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; particularly with Saxon, who puts on blackface for night-time excursions, fails to follow strict military protocol, and basically seems one step away from a mental breakdown. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Threatening.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t much to the storyline other than waiting to see what will happen with Saxon (especially once a ceasefire is called), and we&#8217;re not sure what to make of the role of the young orphan, whose well-being Saxon is obsessively concerned with. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan-455x270.png 455w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Orphan.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s all finely filmed by DP Ted McCord, the low budget is put to good use, and the ensemble cast works well together. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Ceasefire.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Watch for Tom Skerritt in his film debut as a young sergeant.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Skerritt.png 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Redford as Private Roy Loomis<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Redford-Pinups.png 1195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Saxon as Private Raymond Endore<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Saxon-Sunglasses.png 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ted D. McCord&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-Cinematography.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back-446x270.png 446w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/War-Hunt-I-Wont-Be-Coming-Back.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one time look. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056675\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/08\/08\/archives\/screen-wonderful-world-of-the-brothers-grimmgeorge-pal-production-a.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/95073\/war-hunt#articles-reviews?articleId=84061\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s826hunt.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Better get some rest; this war is going on for awhile.&#8221; Synopsis: A new soldier (Robert Redford) sent to the frontlines of the Korean War is disturbed by the behavior of a rule-breaking private (John Saxon) who heads out at night to gather information, and spends much of his time with an orphaned boy (Tommy Matsuda). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: John Saxon Films Korean War Orphans Robert Redford Films Soldiers Review: This low-budget Korean war-time flick by brothers Denis&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89885\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89885"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89905,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89885\/revisions\/89905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}