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The Hawk (1993 film)

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The Hawk
Directed byDavid Hayman
Written byPeter Ransley
Produced byEileen Quinn
Ann Wingate
StarringDaryl Webster
Thomas Taplin
Joshua Taplin
David Harewood
Clive Russell
Pooky Quesnel
Marie Hamer
Helen Mirren
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
Edited byJustin Krish
Music byNick Bicât
Distributed byCastle Hill Productions Inc.
Release date
10 December 1993
Running time
88 minutes (approx.)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8,906[1]

The Hawk is a 1993 British film starring Helen Mirren, George Costigan, Rosemary Leach, Owen Teale and Melanie Hill.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of a serial killer, known by the police as The Hawk, who preys on women in the North of England. He sexually assaults the victims before striking them with a hammer and picking out their insides, like a hawk, hence his nickname.

Meanwhile, Annie Marsh (Helen Mirren) is a housewife living in the area of where the killings are taking place, with her husband, Stephen (George Costigan) and their two young children. Stephen is often away on business, but Annie soon notices that he is away whenever the killer strikes. To make matters worse, Annie was once institutionalized due to a mental illness. Is she crazy? Or is her husband a knife-wielding murderer?

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