---
title: 'Nighthawks (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Malmuth'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nighthawks-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nighthawks (1981)

1981 · 99 min · Action, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Nighthawks is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth in his solo directorial debut, from a screenplay by David Shaber, based on a story by Shaber and Paul Sylbert. It stars Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams, with Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport and Rutger Hauer in his American film debut. Its score was composed by Keith Emerson.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)
- **Director:** [Bruce Malmuth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-malmuth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Keith Emerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-emerson)
- **Producer:** [Martin Poll](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-poll)
- **Director of Photography:** [James A. Contner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-contner)

## Cast

- [Billy Dee Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-dee-williams)
- [Persis Khambatta](https://cinepixo.com/people/persis-khambatta)
- [Jamie Gillis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-gillis)
- [Charles Duval](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-duval)
- [Rutger Hauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutger-hauer)
- [Catherine Mary Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-mary-stewart)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)
- [Jacques Roux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-roux)
- [Lindsay Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-wagner)
- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)
- [Thomas Rosales Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-rosales-jr)
- [Robert Pugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pugh)

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