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Director:
Writers:
Terry Marcel (writer)
Harry Robertson (writer)
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Release Date:
27 August 1981 (Australia) more
Plot:
Hawk, having suffered the ignimony of watching both his father and fiancée die at the hands of his brother... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
The Return Of ‘Hawk The Slayer’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 4 February 2009, 8:41 AM, PST)

Hawk the Slayer sequel
 (From JoBlo. 2 February 2009, 1:35 PM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jack Palance ... Voltan

John Terry ... Hawk
Bernard Bresslaw ... Gort, Giant
Ray Charleson ... Crow, Elf
Peter O'Farrell ... Baldin, Dwarf

William Morgan Sheppard ... Ranulf (as Morgan Sheppard)
Patricia Quinn ... Woman, Sorceress
Cheryl Campbell ... Sister Monica
Annette Crosbie ... Abbess
Catriona MacColl ... Eliane

Shane Briant ... Drogo
Harry Andrews ... High Abbot
Christopher Benjamin ... Fitzwalter
Roy Kinnear ... Innkeeper
Patrick Magee ... Priest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bernard Bresslaw hurt his neck rather badly in the scene where a nun drugs him towards the end of the picture. As he fell down, his armour dug in underneath his jaw. Being a trooper though, he carried right on acting. more
Quotes:
1st Rough in Tavern: The hunchback will have something to sayabout this! more
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Legendary, 27 July 2005
8/10
Author: mattcoulshed from United Kingdom

Some would say this film is one of the poorest ever made. They would be correct. However it is also one of the most amusing. Such classic moments as 'a bit falls off the set really obviously' and 'the baddies lair is a skanky old tent', and of course the cheesy sound effect/soundtrack make this a great movie, especially when drunk. To assist this, the Hawk the Slayer Unofficial Drinking Game is as follows: Drink when: Anyone says 'Hawk'; Anyone says 'Voltan'; Every time they show a picture for the backdrop instead of a real set; Every time they use the ridiculous electronic sound effect (first used at the start with the sword); Every time someone dies (can be limited to 3 drinks for a fight scene as its hard to keep count); Every time the crazy disco soundtrack starts up; Every time there are poor special effects; Every time there is a cheesy flashback Every time the top of the set is visible.

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