WAR HUNT COLORIZED MOVIE

🎬 "War Hunt" (1962) – Review & Filming Details

Overview & Review
Directed by Denis Sanders, War Hunt is a haunting psychological war drama set during the final days of the Korean War. It stars John Saxon as Pvt. Raymond Endore, a disturbed soldier who conducts rogue night missions, and Robert Redford in his first major film role as Pvt. Roy Loomis, a newcomer to the unit who becomes increasingly disturbed by Endore’s behavior.

• 🧠 The film explores the psychological toll of war, especially through Endore’s eerie rituals and his relationship with a Korean orphan named Charlie.
• 🎥 Critics praised its originality and gritty realism. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it “one of the most original and haunting war movies in years,” noting that “most of this picture is pure unvarnished gold”.
• 🏆 It was named one of the ten best films of 1962 by the National Board of Review and won the Silver Sail at the Locarno International Film Festival.

Filming Location
📍 The movie was filmed in Topanga Canyon, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. The production was completed in just 15 days on a modest budget of $250,000. To mask budget constraints, much of the film was shot at night, enhancing its eerie atmosphere.

Fun Fact
🎬 Francis Ford Coppola had a small role as a truck driver, and Sydney Pollack made his acting debut—he and Redford met on set, beginning a lifelong collaboration.

War Hunt is a colorized addition to other Korean War films like The Steel Helmet and Pork Chop Hill. William Holden's Bridges at Toko Ri of course being the "standout" in this genre