Hawks (1988)
They soared above the ordinary.
Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
- Date of release
- 1988-08-05
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Robert Ellis Miller
Casting
- Timothy Dalton — Bancroft
- Anthony Edwards — Deckermensky
- Janet McTeer — Hazel
- Camille Coduri — Maureen
- Julie T. Wallace — Ward Sister
- Connie Booth — Nurse Javis
- Sheila Hancock — Regina
- Robert Lang — Walter Bancroft
- Jill Bennett — Vivian Bancroft
- Caroline Langrishe — Carol
- Geoffrey Palmer — SAAB Salesman
- Benjamin Whitrow — Mr Granger
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Pinewood Studios
Hawks is a 1988 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and based on a short story written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and David English. The musical score was composed by Gibb.
Production
Hawks was filmed on location in London's Charing Cross Hospital and in the Netherlands.
The film is rated R16 in New Zealand for nudity, sexual references and offensive language.
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