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Hawks is a British film of genre Drama directed by Robert Ellis Miller released in USA on 10 november 1989 with Timothy Dalton
Hawks (1988)
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Add to a movie listHawks is a 1988 British comedy film about two terminally ill patients, an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton) and a young American football player (Anthony Edwards), who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left. Their goal is to reach a famous brothel in Amsterdam. Along the way, they encounter various characters including a pair of misfit British women played by Camille Coduri and Janet McTeer.
It was filmed on location in London's Charing Cross Hospital and in the Netherlands.
The film was directed by Robert Ellis Miller and based on a short story written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and David English, and the screenplay was written by Roy Clarke. The musical score was composed by Gibb.
The film has been regarded by some as one of the most overlooked and underrated in Timothy Dalton's career.
Actors
Timothy Dalton
(Bancroft)
Anthony Edwards
(Deckermensky)
Camille Coduri
(Maureen)
Robert Lang
(Walter Bancroft)
Jill Bennett
(Vivian Bancroft)
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