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Wings of the Hawk

  • 19531953
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
278
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Van Heflin, Julie Adams, and Abbe Lane in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
  • Adventure
  • Romance
  • Western
During the Mexican revolution of 1910, an American prospector gets involved with the revolutionaries after a corrupt Mexican official confiscates his mine.During the Mexican revolution of 1910, an American prospector gets involved with the revolutionaries after a corrupt Mexican official confiscates his mine.During the Mexican revolution of 1910, an American prospector gets involved with the revolutionaries after a corrupt Mexican official confiscates his mine.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
278
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Budd Boetticher
  • Writers
    • James E. Moser(screenplay)
    • Gerald Drayson Adams(novel)
    • Kay Lenard(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Julie Adams
    • Abbe Lane
Top credits
  • Director
    • Budd Boetticher
  • Writers
    • James E. Moser(screenplay)
    • Gerald Drayson Adams(novel)
    • Kay Lenard(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Julie Adams
    • Abbe Lane
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    • 6User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Van Heflin, Julie Adams, and Abbe Lane in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Van Heflin in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Van Heflin and Mario Siletti in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Julie Adams in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Van Heflin in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Julie Adams in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
    Wings of the Hawk (1953)
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    Van Heflin and Julie Adams in Wings of the Hawk (1953)
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    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Irish Gallageras Irish Gallager
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Raquel Noriegaas Raquel Noriega
    • (as Julia Adams)
    Abbe Lane
    Abbe Lane
    • Elena Noriegaas Elena Noriega
    George Dolenz
    George Dolenz
    • Col. Paco Ruizas Col. Paco Ruiz
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Pascual Orozcoas Pascual Orozco
    • (as Noah Beery)
    Rodolfo Acosta
    Rodolfo Acosta
    • Arturo Torresas Arturo Torres
    Antonio Moreno
    Antonio Moreno
    • Father Perezas Father Perez
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    • Tomasas Tomas
    Paul Fierro
    Paul Fierro
    • Carlosas Carlos
    Mario Siletti
    Mario Siletti
    • Marcoas Marco
    Rico Alaniz
    Rico Alaniz
    • Capt. Gomezas Capt. Gomez
    Ricardo Alba
    • Ramonas Ramon
    • (uncredited)
    Carlos Albert
    • Officeras Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Orlando Beltran
    • Officeras Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Miguel Contreras
    • Peasantas Peasant
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Dominguez
    Joe Dominguez
    • Juanas Juan
    • (uncredited)
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
    • Clerkas Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Ruben Padilla
    • Pabloas Pablo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Budd Boetticher
    • Writers
      • James E. Moser(screenplay)
      • Gerald Drayson Adams(novel)
      • Kay Lenard(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      WINGS OF THE HAWK is being restored by masters at the 3D Film Archive for wide release as a 3-D blu ray so it can be seen as originally intended.
    • Goofs
      At 6:51 into the film, during the fight seen, Van Heflin is thrown up against what is supposed to be a rock wall, but as his back hits the wall, you can clearly see it deform from his inertia.
    • Connections
      Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)

    User reviews6

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    5/10
    Trouble and romance for Van Heflin in revolutionary Mexico
    Wings Of The Hawk is set down in revolutionary Mexico during the teen decade of the last century and casts Van Heflin as an expatriate American mine owner who has his mine appropriated by Porfirio Diaz's local provincial administrator George Dolenz. That doesn't turn Heflin into a revolutionary sympathizer just yet. But when he saves Julie Adams from a gunshot wound with a little doctoring he's convinced of the rightness of their cause. It also helps that Julie fills those riding pants out real nice.

    Romantically the problem for Heflin is Rudolfo Acosta who already has a claim on Adams. He's part of the revolutionary band, but has grown over cautious of late.

    Abbe Lane plays Adams's sister and Dolenz's mistress. More should have been made of that situation than it was. It might very well have been left on Universal's cutting room floor. Of course we should have also seen more of Abbe Lane on general principles.

    Budd Boetticher directed Wings Of The Hawk and it certainly isn't up to the standard of the films he did with Randolph Scott. It's a routine action/adventure film, nothing more. Especially with Viva Zapata coming out the year before, a really great film about the same period.
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    • Mar 10, 2014

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 1954 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der letzte Rebell
    • Filming locations
      • Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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