Fish Hawk

Name: Fish Hawk
Director: Donald Shebib
Released: 1979-08-22

1979 film by Donald Shebib

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Released: August 22, 1979
Director: Donald Shebib
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0080740/Retrieved 2016-05-14
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Cast: Will Sampson
, Don Francks
, Karen Austin
, Allan Royal
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Genre: coming-of-age film
, drama film
Country of origin: Canada
Original language: English
Production company: Telefilm Canada
Distributor: Embassy Pictures

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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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Main subject: alcoholism
Title: Fish Hawk
After a work by: Mitchell F. Jayne
Director of photography: René Verzier
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2019-07-04
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