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Nighthawks

  • 1978
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
857
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Nighthawks (1978)
Drama

A homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.A homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.A homosexual man is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

  • Director
    • Ron Peck
  • Writers
    • Ron Peck
    • Paul Hallam
  • Stars
    • Ken Robertson
    • Tony Westrope
    • Rachel Nicholas James
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    857
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ron Peck
    • Writers
      • Ron Peck
      • Paul Hallam
    • Stars
      • Ken Robertson
      • Tony Westrope
      • Rachel Nicholas James
    • 9User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Ken Robertson
    • Jim
    Tony Westrope
    • Mike
    Rachel Nicholas James
    • Judy
    Maureen Dolan
    • Pat
    Stuart Turton
    • Neal
    • (as Stuart Craig Turton)
    Clive Peters
    • Peter
    Robert Merrick
    • John
    Frank Dilbert
    • American
    Peter Radmall
    • Artist
    Ernest Brightmore
    • Headmaster
    John Angel
      Norman Bateson
      Phillip Beckett
      Derek Chandler
      John Cooper
      Hayden Corlett
        Alan Charles Ellaway
        Alex Hamilton
        • Director
          • Ron Peck
        • Writers
          • Ron Peck
          • Paul Hallam
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        • Trivia
          Widely considered the first "commercial" or "commercially released" gay feature film ever made in the U.K., where the story was directly about gay relationships and themes, but which was not about crime (blackmail or murder), or purely stereotypical.
        • Crazy credits
          This film was made possible by a number of individuals and organisations.
        • Connections
          Featured in Strip Jack Naked: Nighthawks II (1991)
        • Soundtracks
          So Long
          Lyrics by Stuart Turton (as Stuart Craig Turton)
          Sung by Pinky Steede
          Recording engineer Gwyn Mathias

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        Details

        • Release date
          • November 1978 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • United Kingdom
          • West Germany
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Nachtfalken
        • Filming locations
          • London, England, UK(The Salisbury pub)
        • Production companies
          • Nashburgh
          • Four Corner Films
          • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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        Tech specs

        • Runtime
          • 1h 53m(113 min)
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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