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Hawk Films was a British film production company formed by Stanley Kubrick for his 1964 film ''
Dr. Strangelove ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'', is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and t ...
''. He also used it as production company for ''
A Clockwork Orange ''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to: * ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess ** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel *** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...
'' (1971), '' Barry Lyndon'' (1975), '' The Shining'' (1980) and '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987). He later formed two subsidiaries that were also named after
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: In addition to Hawk Films, Peregrine Productions was involved in the production of '' Barry Lyndon'' and '' The Shining''; while Harrier Films was involved in the production of '' Full Metal Jacket'' together with his main production company Stanley Kubrick Productions, which he set up for '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) and which was also the main production company for ''
Eyes Wide Shut ''Eyes Wide Shut'' is a 1999 erotic mystery psychological drama film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the 1926 novella '' Traumnovelle'' (''Dream Story'') by Arthur Schnitzler, transferring the story's set ...
'' (1999). The American environmentalist
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served as vice president of Hawk Films from 1965 to 1969, and was involved in the promotion of ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.


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