Fish Hawk (film)

Fish Hawk
	DVD Cover
Directed by	Donald Shebib
Screenplay by	Blanche Hanalis
Based on	Old Fish Hawk; by Mitchell Jayne
Starring	Will Sampson; Don Francks; Charles Fields
Music by	Samuel Matlovsky
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Ron Wisman
Production; company	Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Distributed by	AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date	August 22, 1979 (Moscow);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$2 million[1]

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]

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

Plot

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

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

Kleinburg, Ontario and Forks of the Credit, Ontario

Critical reception

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]

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References

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

External links

Fish Hawk on IMDb
Fish Hawk at AllMovie

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[canada-1] Lee, Grant (13 Jan 1979). "FILM CLIPS: Canadians Shooting for the Big Leagues". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.

[Moscow1979-2] "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.