Hawk the Slayer (1980)
August 27, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jack Palance
Voltan
John Terry
Hawk
Bernard Bresslaw
Gort, Giant
Ray Charleson
Crow, Elf
Peter O'Farrell
Baldin, Dwarf
William Morgan Sheppard
Ranulf
Patricia Quinn
Woman, Sorceress
Cheryl Campbell
Sister Monica
Annette Crosbie
Abbess
Shane Briant
Drogo
Catriona MacColl
Eliane
Terry Marcel
Director
Harry Andrews
High Abbot
Christopher Benjamin
Fitzwalter
Roy Kinnear
Innkeeper
Harry Robertson
Writer
Patrick Magee
Priest
Ferdy Mayne
Old Man
Paul Beeson
Cinematographer
Graham Stark
Sparrow
Eric Boyd-Perkins
Editor
Warren Clarke
Scar
Debbie McWilliams
CastingDirector
Declan Mulholland
Sped
Derrick O'Connor
Ralf
Peter Benson
Black Wizard
Maurice Colbourne
Axe Man 1
Barry Stokes
Axe Man 2
Anthony Milner
Ferret
John J. Carney
Soldier
Robert Putt
1st Rough in Tavern
Mark Cooper
2nd Rough in Tavern
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 27, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Hawk the Slayer is a 1980 sword and sorcery adventure film directed by Terry Marcel, and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. The story follows two warring brothers who fight to gain control of a magical sword. A brave warrior, the titular Hawk, assembles a small force of fighters to help him rid the land of a powerful and devious enemy.
Marcel had been working with Harry Robertson when they realized that they both were fans of the sword and sorcery genre. Marcel has stated that it was not intended to include magic at all, and was supposed to be a historical film. In the course of writing the script, he then introduced the magical mind stone, changing the overall nature.
The film had an initial negative reception but has since developed a cult following. Sequels were planned, but never produced.