Hawk the Slayer
“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.
Cast
37 people
Jack Palance
Voltan
Known for
The Swan Princess
Batman
John Terry
Hawk
Known for
Lost
Full Metal Jacket
Bernard Bresslaw
Gort, the Giant
Known for
Krull
Jabberwocky
Ray Charleson
Crow
Known for
United 93
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
Peter O'Farrell
Baldin
Known for
Legend
Prisoners of the Lost Universe
William Morgan Sheppard
Ranulf
Known for
Shōgun
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Patricia Quinn
Sorceress
Known for
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Cheryl Campbell
Sister Monica
Known for
Chariots of Fire
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Annette Crosbie
Abbess
Known for
One Foot in the Grave
Little Dorrit
Catriona MacColl
Eliane
Known for
The Beyond
The House by the Cemetery
Shane Briant
Drogo
Known for
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Harry Andrews
High Abbot
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Terry Marcel Director · Harry Robertson Screenplay Paul Beeson Cinematographer
United States release December 21, 1980 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Marcel/Robertson Productions Limited, Chips Productions
Production
ITC Entertainment
Production
Marcel/Robertson Productions Limited
Production
Chips Productions
Production
Incorporated Television Company
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 27, 1980
Limited theatrical
United States · December 21, 1980
Theatrical
France
November 1, 1980 · Premiere · Paris Fantastic Film Festival (the exact day is not known)
Germany
May 22, 1988 · TV
North Korea
January 1, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 18, 1980 · Theatrical
August 30, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Film4 FrightFest
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