Shadow of the Hawk


Shadow of the Hawk is a 1976 American-Canadian 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. The film was released on July 14, 1976, by Columbia Pictures.

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

Home media

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

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