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, the Giant
Ray Charleson
Crow
Peter O'Farrell
Baldin
William Morgan Sheppard
Ranulf
Patricia Quinn
Sorceress
Cheryl Campbell
Sister Monica
Annette Crosbie
Abbess
Catriona MacColl
Eliane
Shane Briant
Drogo
Harry Andrews
High Abbot
Christopher Benjamin
Fitzwalter
Roy Kinnear
Innkeeper
Patrick Magee
Priest
Ferdy Mayne
Old Man
Graham Stark
Sparrow
Warren Clarke
Scar
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
Stephen Rayne
Brother Peter
Ken Parry
Thomas
Lindsey Brook
Little Nun
Eddie Stacey
Chak
Jo England
1st Nun
Frankie Cosgrave
2nd Nun
Melissa Wiltsie
3rd Nun
Robert Rietti
Narrator (uncredited)
Michael Crane
Drago Man
Terry Marcel
Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Harry Robertson
Original Story / Screenplay / Producer / Original Music Composer
Bernard J. Kingham
Executive Producer
Paul Beeson
Director of Photography / Visual Effects
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.