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Shadow of the Hawk

Shadow of the Hawk

An Extraordinary Adventure into the Unknown.

19765.91h 32mPG

Overview

Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Mike, the grandson of Native American shaman Old Man Hawk who is called back to his village to help defeat evil forces threatening the tribe. After years of living in the city and working in a business world altogether apart from his roots, Mike is contacted by a freelance reporter, Maureen, who was enlisted by Old Man Hawk to track his grandson. When Mike assents to returning with Maureen, they find that the village is beset by the evil spirit of an ancient sorceress, Dsonoqua, animating beasts and objects and causing strange, deadly accidents. Only the heir of the tribe’s shaman can stand in the way of the evil and protect his people, but will Mike be able to harness his power in time?

Directed by George McCowan
Written by Lynette Cahill, Herbert Wright, Norman Thaddeus Vane
Produced by Herbert Wright, John Kemeny
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Top Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Mike

Marilyn Hassett

Marilyn Hassett

Maureen

Chief Dan George

Chief Dan George

Old Man Hawk

P

Pia Shandel

Faye

M

Marianne Jones

Dsonoqua

J

Jacques Hubert

Andak

Anna Hagan

Anna Hagan

Desk Nurse

Themes & Keywords

snakemagicvoodoonative americanbearsorceressanimal spiritcanuxploitation

About Shadow of the Hawk

Shadow of the Hawk is a horror, adventure film released in 1976 exploring themes of snake, magic, voodoo, native american, bear, sorceress. Directed by George McCowan, it stars Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George. Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Mike, the grandson of Native American shaman Old Man Hawk who is called back to his village to help defeat evil forces threatening the tribe. After years of living in the city and working in a business world altogether apart from his roots, Mike is contacted by a freelance reporter, Maureen, who was enlisted by Old Man Hawk to track his grandson. When Mike assents to returning with Maureen, they find that the village is beset by the evil spirit of an ancient sorceress, Dsonoqua, animating beasts and objects and causing strange, deadly accidents. Only the heir of the tribe’s shaman can stand in the way of the evil and protect his people, but will Mike be able to harness his power in time?

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