- Hawks (film)
:"Otheruses|hawks""Hawks" is a 1988 British comedy film about two
terminally ill patients: an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton ) and a youngAmerican 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: to reach a famousbrothel inAmsterdam . Along the way, they encounter various characters including a pair of misfit British women (played byCamille Coduri andJanet McTeer ).The film intentionally stays away from giving any specific details regarding the two men's illness, though it is presumed they have some form of
cancer . It was filmed on location inLondon 'sCharing Cross Hospital and in theNetherlands .The film was directed by
Robert Ellis Miller and based on a short story written byBarry Gibb of theBee Gees andDavid English , and the screenplay was written byRoy Clarke . The musical score was composed by Gibb.The film is often regarded as the most overlooked and underrated in Timothy Dalton's career. [http://www.timothydalton.com/rhawks.html]
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