Don't know why this films' rating is so low, it's actually quite good. Pretty much only available as a two-fer alongside the much inferior Nightwing, Shadow Of The Hawk actually deserves a blu-ray special edition of its own.
Set around the mid-seventies, the story centres around Old Man Hawk, played by Chief Dan George, the shaman of his village, who is at odds with a sorceress, who is causing pestilence and death in his village. He alone ventures forth into the big city, but collapses in a city street. It is while briefly hospitalized, that he meets Maureen, played by Marilyn Hassett, who shows a keen interest in helping him seek the aid of his grandson Mike, played by Jan Michael Vincent, to defeat this evil that has been brought upon his village. The film could best be described as a supernatural thriller/adventure film, with a PG rating. There's definitely a sense of creepiness to this film, especially the pale-faced white-haired spirit that the sorceress conjures to try to defeat the characters in various parts of the film.
There's almost a plainness or made-for-tv kind of quality to this film, but in my opinion, the story and performances outweigh these drawbacks. Definitely worth a watch.
Set around the mid-seventies, the story centres around Old Man Hawk, played by Chief Dan George, the shaman of his village, who is at odds with a sorceress, who is causing pestilence and death in his village. He alone ventures forth into the big city, but collapses in a city street. It is while briefly hospitalized, that he meets Maureen, played by Marilyn Hassett, who shows a keen interest in helping him seek the aid of his grandson Mike, played by Jan Michael Vincent, to defeat this evil that has been brought upon his village. The film could best be described as a supernatural thriller/adventure film, with a PG rating. There's definitely a sense of creepiness to this film, especially the pale-faced white-haired spirit that the sorceress conjures to try to defeat the characters in various parts of the film.
There's almost a plainness or made-for-tv kind of quality to this film, but in my opinion, the story and performances outweigh these drawbacks. Definitely worth a watch.