Shadow of the Hawk

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Shadow of the Hawk
Shadow of the Hawk poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George McCowan
Screenplay by Norman Thaddeus Vane
Herbert Wright
Story byPeter Jensen
Lynette Cahill
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Produced by John Kemeny
Starring Jan-Michael Vincent
Marilyn Hassett
Chief Dan George
Pia Shandel
Marianne Jones
Jacques Hubert
CinematographyJohn Holbrook
Reginald H. Morris
Edited byO. Nicholas Brown
Music byRobert McMullin
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 14, 1976 (1976-07-14)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (Canada) [1]

Shadow of the Hawk is a 1976 horror film directed by George McCowan and written by Norman Thaddeus Vane and Herbert Wright. The film stars Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George, Pia Shandel, Marianne Jones and Jacques Hubert.

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An international co-production of the United States and Canada, Shadow of the Hawk was shot on location in British Columbia, with West Vancouver and the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge used as backdrops throughout. The film was released on July 14, 1976, by Columbia Pictures. [2]

Plot

An old Native American Shaman trains his skeptical grandson to take over for him as the new tribal “Medicine Man” of his small village. Along the way, they battle the Shaman’s enemies, and their black magic.

Cast

Release

Home media

The film was released for the first time on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on November 1, 2011. [3] It was scheduled to be released on Blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on October 2, 2018 as a double feature alongside Nightwing . [4]

Reception

Critical response for Shadow of the Hawk has been mostly negative. Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, criticizing the film's screenplay, and dialogue. [5] Time Out London panned the film, calling it "A tired, TV-style chase movie", and stated that the film's only point of interest was Dan George's performance. [6]

Alternately, Kurt Dahlke of DVD Talk gave the film a more positive review, commending the film's imagery, and special effects, while also noting the occasional "static pacing", and what he called "dueling-eye-closeups". [7]

The film was the third-highest-grossing English language Canadian film of all-time in Canada with a gross of $1.5 million. [1] [8]

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