Fish Hawk is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib. The screenplay was written by Blanche Hanalis, based on the novel Old Fish Hawk by Mitchell Jayne. The film was nominated for several Genie Awards including for direction, editing and best performance by a foreign actor. It was also entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Fish Hawk
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Directed byDonald Shebib
Screenplay byBlanche Hanalis
Based onOld Fish Hawk
by Mitchell Jayne
StarringWill Sampson
Charles Fields
CinematographyRené Verzier
Edited byRon Wisman
Music bySamuel Matlovsky
Production
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Distributed byAVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • August 22, 1979 (1979-08-22) (Moscow)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]

The film sold to US TV for $1.5 million.[1]

Plot

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A young boy befriends a Native American man who has become an alcoholic after the death of his wife and children from small pox.

Principal cast

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Actor Role
Will Sampson Fish Hawk
Don Francks Deut Boggs
Charles Fields Corby Boggs
Mary Pirie Sarah Boggs
Karen Austin Mrs. Gideon
Allan Royal Will Fellows
Michael J. Reynolds Mr. Gideon
Chris Wiggins Marcus Boggs

Filming locations

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Critical reception

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Vincent Canby of The New York Times did not give high praise to the film:

It's not quite a nature film, but it's not strong enough to be classified as an adventure... The performances are adequate but never for a minute especially affecting.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Grant (13 Jan 1979). "FILM CLIPS: Canadians Shooting for the Big Leagues". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.
  2. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. ^ Vincent Canby (16 January 1981). "Movie Review - 'FISH HAWK' AT GUILD". The New York Times.
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