The Mark of the Hawk

The Mark of the Hawk (a.k.a. Accused) is a 1957 drama film, directed by Michael Audley with a screenplay by Lloyd Young (better known for his sound work on other films) and H.Kenn Carmichael. The film stars Eartha Kitt and Sidney Poitier.

Synopsis

The man called Obam (Sidney Poitier) 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 (Clifton Macklin). With the help of his wife Renee (Eartha Kitt) and missionary Bruce Craig (John McIntire), will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs?

Cast

• Eartha Kitt as Renee
• Sidney Poitier as Obam
• Juano Hernandez as Amugu
• John McIntire as Bruce Craig
• Helen Horton as Barbara Craig
• Marne Maitland as Sandar Lai
• Gerard Heinz as Governor General
• Patrick Allen as Gregory
• Earl Cameron as Prosecutor
• Ewen Solon as Inspector
• Lockwood West as Magistrate
• Francis Matthews as Overholt
• Harold Siddons as Ist Officer
• Frederick Treves as 2nd Officer

Production notes

• Production Dates: 1957 at Associated British Picture Corp. Studios, Elstree, England
• Although Sidney Poitier is listed fourth, below John McIntire, in the opening credits, he receives second billing in the closing credits.
• The opening credits include the following written statement: "The producers wish to acknowledge the cooperation extended to them by the Cinema Corporation of Nigeria." The end credits note that the film was "made at Associated British Elstree Studios, England."
• According to a December 1957 Film Daily item, The Mark of the Hawk was partially shot on location in Nigeria, after which Universal bought the distribution rights.

External links

• The Mark of the Hawk at the Internet Movie Database
• The Mark of the Hawk - BFI Database entry