Hawk Films
| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | Stanley Kubrick |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Products | Motion pictures |
Hawk Films was a British film production company formed by Stanley Kubrick for his 1964 film Dr. Strangelove.[1] He also used it as production company for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980) and Full Metal Jacket.[1]
He later formed two subsidiaries that were also named after birds of prey:[2] In addition to Hawk Films, Peregrine Productions was involved in the production of Barry Lyndon and The Shining;[1] while Harrier Films was involved in the production of Full Metal Jacket (1987)[1][3] together with his main production company Stanley Kubrick Productions, which he set up for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and which was also the main production company for Eyes Wide Shut (1999).[4]
Noted American environmentalist Roger A. Caras served as vice president of Hawk Films from 1965 to 1969, and was heavily involved in the promotion of 2001: A Space Odyssey.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baxter, John (1997). Stanley Kubrick: A Biography. Basic Books. p. 174. ISBN 0-7867-0485-3.
- ↑ Cocks, Geoffery (2004). The Wolf at the Door: Stanley Kubrick, History, & the Holocaust. Peter Lang. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8204-7115-0.
- ↑ Ciment, Michel; Adair, Gilbert; Bononno, Robert (2003). Kubrick: The Definitive Edition. Macmillan. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-571-21108-1.
- ↑ IMDb: Stanley Kubrick Productions (gb) Retrieved 2012-04-20
- ↑ Cevasco, George A.; Harmond, Richard P.; Mendelsohn, Everett (2009). Modern American Environmentalists: A Biographical Encyclopedia. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9152-6.