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Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Directed by Terry Marcel

Adventure | Fantasy | Action

Overview

Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the “mind-sword” and recruiting a motley band of warriors: a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow and an elf with the fastest bow in the land; Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.

Rated PG | Length 93 minutes

Actors

Jack Palance | John Terry | Bernard Bresslaw | Ray Charleson | Peter O'Farrell | William Morgan Sheppard | Patricia Quinn | Cheryl Campbell | Annette Crosbie | Catriona MacColl | Shane Briant | Harry Andrews | Roy Kinnear | Patrick Magee | Ferdy Mayne | Graham Stark | Christopher Benjamin | Derrick O'Connor | Warren Clarke | Declan Mulholland | Peter Benson | Maurice Colbourne | Barry Stokes | Anthony Milner | John J. Carney | Robert Putt | Mark Cooper | Stephen Rayne | Ken Parry | Lindsey Brook | Eddie Stacey | Jo England | Frankie Cosgrave | Melissa Wiltsie | Michael Crane | Ron Tarr | Robert Rietti

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/11/2021TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
07/07/2010TVDVDRented7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I really adored Hawk the Slayer (1980) when I was an impressionable youth. I wanted to be Crow the elf (and be able to fire that bow at lightning speed). No, this isn’t high art cinema but it’s damn fun watching Jack Palance chew up every scene. Yet another Patrick Magee sighting!

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