---
title: 'Hawk the Slayer (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terry Marcel'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hawk-the-slayer-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080846/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hawk the Slayer (1980)

1980 · PG · 90 min · Fantasy · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Hawk the Slayer is a 1980 sword and sorcery adventure film directed by Terry Marcel and starring John Terry and Jack Palance. It follows Hawk and Voltan, two warring brothers. Hawk, wielding a magical sword, assembles a small force of fighters to rid the land of Voltan. The film was received negatively upon its initial release, but has since developed a cult following. Sequels were planned, but never produced.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terry Marcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-marcel)
- **Screenplay:** [Terry Marcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-marcel)
- **Producer:** [Harry Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-robertson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Beeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-beeson)

## Cast

- [W. Morgan Sheppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-morgan-sheppard)
- [Warren Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-clarke)
- [Christopher Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-benjamin)
- [Roy Kinnear](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-kinnear)
- [Bernard Bresslaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-bresslaw)
- [Catriona MacColl](https://cinepixo.com/people/catriona-maccoll)
- [John Terry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-terry)
- [Annette Crosbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-crosbie)
- [Derrick O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/derrick-o-connor)
- [Jack Palance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-palance)
- [Robert Riettii](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-riettii)
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews)
- [Barry Stokes](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-stokes)
- [Patricia Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-quinn)
- [Patrick Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-magee)

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