Hawk the Slayer

Hawk the Slayer
UK quad poster
Directed byTerry Marcel[1]
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Terry Marcel
  • Harry Robertson
Produced byHarry Robertson
Starring
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byEric Boyd-Perkins
Music byHarry Robertson
Production
companies
  • Chips Productions
  • Marcel/Robertson Productions Limited
Distributed byITC Entertainment
Release date
  • 21 December 1980 (1980-12-21)
Running time
94 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£600,000[3]

Hawk the Slayer is a 1980 sword and sorcery adventure film directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance.[1] It follows Hawk and Voltan, two warring brothers. Hawk, wielding a magical sword, assembles a small force of fighters to rid the land of Voltan. The film was received negatively upon its initial release, but has since developed a cult following.[4] Sequels were planned, but never produced.

  1. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2009). "Hawk the Slayer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "HAWK THE SLAYER (A)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 July 1980. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ Curits, Nick. "Hawk the Slayer is back – and he's brought his mindsword". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Terry Marcel | HAWK THE SLAYER". 24 August 2015.