Hawk the Slayer
1980 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 4.8 · 45% critics
A wronged warrior sets out on a sword-and-sorcery quest after personal tragedy, gathering an unlikely band of fighters to challenge a cruel force threatening the land. Expect magic, forest adventures, heroic teamwork, and a very old-school fantasy tone.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-08-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.8/10 (67 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy cheesy 1980s fantasy adventures like The Beastmaster or Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger; Not for you if low-budget silliness quickly frustrates you.
Pros: campy cult charm; memorable villain energy; brisk fantasy quest | Cons: wooden performances; cheap-looking effects; thin story
Themes
- dwarf
- magic
- sword
- slavery
- sorcery
- crossbow
- sorceress
- sword and sorcery
Cast & crew
Jack Palance
as Voltan
John Terry
as Hawk
Bernard Bresslaw
as Gort, the Giant
- RC
Ray Charleson
as Crow
Peter O'Farrell
as Baldin
William Morgan Sheppard
as Ranulf
Patricia Quinn
as Sorceress
Cheryl Campbell
as Sister Monica
Annette Crosbie
as Abbess
Catriona MacColl
as Eliane
Directed by Terry Marcel