''Shadow of the Hawk'' is a 1976 American-Canadian

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directed by George McCowan and written by

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and Herbert Wright. The film stars Jan-Michael Vincent,

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, Pia Shandel, Marianne Jones and Jacques Hubert. The film was released on July 14, 1976, by Columbia Pictures. The film was shot on location in British Columbia Canada using West Vancouver, Vancouver and the

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as backdrops throughout.

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

* Jan-Michael Vincent as Mike *

as Maureen *

as Old Man Hawk *Pia Shandel as Faye *Marianne Jones as Dsonoqua *Jacques Hubert as Andak *Cindi Griffith as Secretary *Anna Hagan as Desk Nurse *Murray Lowry as Intern

Release

Home media

The film was released for the first time on DVD by

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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 ''

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''.

Reception

Critical response for ''Shadow of the Hawk'' has been mostly negative.

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gave the film two out of four stars, criticizing the film's screenplay, and dialogue. ''

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'' 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.

References

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* * * * 1976 films 1976 horror films American supernatural horror films English-language Canadian films Canadian supernatural horror films Columbia Pictures films Films produced by John Kemeny Films directed by George McCowan 1970s English-language films 1970s American films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-horror-film-stub