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The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk

The Mark of the Hawk

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The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda. With the help of his wife Renee and missionary Bruce Craig, will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs? Written by Greg Bruno

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

01 December 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

Renee

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Obam

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Amugu

John McIntire

John McIntire

Bruce Craig

Helen Horton

Helen Horton

Barbara Craig

Marne Maitland

Marne Maitland

Sandar Lai

Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz

Govenor General

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Gregory

Earl Cameron

Earl Cameron

Prosecutor

Clifton Macklin

Clifton Macklin

Kanda

Lockwood West

Lockwood West

Magistrate

Francis Matthews

Francis Matthews

Overholt

Philip Vickers

Philip Vickers

Ben

Bill Nagy

Bill Nagy

Fred

N.C. Doo

N.C. Doo

Dr. Lin

David Goh

David Goh

Ming Tao

Harold Siddons

Harold Siddons

1st Officer

Frederick Treves

Frederick Treves

2nd Officer

Lionel Ngakane

Lionel Ngakane

African Doctor

Andy Ho

Andy Ho

Chinese Officer

John A. Tinn

John A. Tinn

Chinese Soldier

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