Fish Hawk

1h 34min

Drama

A hardened and embittered man turns his life around with the help of a farm boy in this uplifting family tale. Down on his luck and dependent on booze, Native American Fish Hawk (Will Sampson) changes his fate when he accepts a job hunting down a bear that's been killing local livestock. His temporary residence with the Boggs family brings young Corby (Charles Fields) into his life, and the boy's friendship gives Fish Hawk a new reason to live.

Production Companies

Fish Hawk Productions

Canadian Film Development Corporation

Stanley Chase Productions

Cast

Will Sampson

Will Sampson

Fish Hawk
Don Francks

Don Francks

Deut Boggs
Charles Fields

Charles Fields

Corby Boggs
Mary Pirie

Mary Pirie

Sara Boggs
Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

Marcus Boggs
Mary Pirie

Mary Pirie

Sarah Boggs
Geoffrey Bowes

Geoffrey Bowes

Towsack Charlie
Murray Westgate

Murray Westgate

Billie Firman

Release date

25th Jan 1980

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English