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Fish Hawk is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Donald Shebib released in USA on 25 january 1980 with Will Sampson

Fish Hawk (1980)

Fish Hawk
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Released in USA 25 january 1980
Length 1h34
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Rating67% 3.365763.365763.365763.365763.36576

Fish Hawk is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Donald Shebib. The screenplay was written by Blanche Hanalis, based on the novel Old Fish Hawk by Mitchell Jayne. The film was nominated for several Genie Awards including for direction, editing and best performance by a foreign actor. It was also entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.

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A young boy befriends a Native American man who has become an alcoholic after the death of his wife and children from small pox.

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