There were an whole slew of these fantasy adventures made in the late 1970s but this one has to be the weakest, despite the presence of Jack Palance as the half decent baddie "Voltan". He's a nasty piece of work who has killed both his dad and his brother's girlfriend and so unsurprisingly, his sibling "Hawk" (John Terry) is out for blood. That's not going to be easy as he will be facing overwhelming odds and more…
Beyond the edge of darkness there is a world of sword and sorcery.
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band of warriors — a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow, and an elf with the fastest bow in the land — Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.
Top Cast
Jack Palance
Voltan
John Terry
Hawk
Bernard Bresslaw
Gort, the Giant
Ray Charleson
Crow
Peter O'Farrell
Baldin
William Morgan Sheppard
Ranulf
Patricia Quinn
Sorceress
Cheryl Campbell
Sister Monica
Annette Crosbie
Abbess
Catriona MacColl
Eliane
Shane Briant
Drogo
Harry Andrews
High Abbot
Roy Kinnear
Innkeeper
Patrick Magee
Priest
Ferdy Mayne
Old Man
Graham Stark
Sparrow
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What is Hawk the Slayer about?
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band of warriors — a giant, a dwarf, a…
When was Hawk the Slayer released?
Hawk the Slayer was released in 1980.
What genres does Hawk the Slayer belong to?
Hawk the Slayer is categorised as Fantasy, Adventure, Action.
Who stars in Hawk the Slayer?
The cast of Hawk the Slayer includes Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Peter O'Farrell.