Fish Hawk (film)

Fish Hawk
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Directed by Donald Shebib
Screenplay by Blanche Hanalis
Based on Old Fish Hawk
by Mitchell Jayne
Starring Will Sampson
Don Francks
Charles Fields
Music by Samuel Matlovsky
Cinematography René Verzier
Edited by Ron Wisman
Production
company
Distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • August 22, 1979 (1979-08-22) (Moscow)
Running time
 94 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
Budget $2 million[1]

Fish Hawk is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib. The screenplay was written by Blanche Hanalis, based on the novel Old Fish Hawk by Mitchell Jayne. The film was nominated for several Genie Awards including for direction, editing and best performance by a foreign actor. It was also entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

The film sold to US TV for $1.5 million.[1]

Plot

A young boy befriends a Native American man who has become an alcoholic after the death of his wife and children from small pox.

Principal cast

ActorRole
Will SampsonFish Hawk
Don FrancksDeut Boggs
Charles FieldsCorby Boggs
Mary PirieSarah Boggs
Karen AustinMrs. Gideon
Allan RoyalWill Fellows
Michael J. ReynoldsMr. Gideon
Chris WigginsMarcus Boggs

Filming locations

Critical reception

Vincent Canby of The New York Times did not give high praise to the film:

References

  1. 1 2 Lee, Grant (13 Jan 1979). "FILM CLIPS: Canadians Shooting for the Big Leagues". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.
  2. ↑ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. ↑ Vincent Canby (16 January 1981). "Movie Review - 'FISH HAWK' AT GUILD". The New York Times.
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