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Nighthawks [DVD]

Ken Robertson (Actor), Tony Westrope (Actor), Ron Peck (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Ken Robertson, Tony Westrope, Rachel Nicholas James, Maureen Dolan, Stuart Turton
  • Directors: Ron Peck
  • Writers: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
  • Producers: Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Second Run
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Aug 2005
  • Run Time: 137 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000A16HTM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 88,358 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Nighthawks is the story of Jim, a geography teacher at a London comprehensive school. Living alone in a cramped flat, his sexuality a half open secret to everyone but his pupils and his parents, he spends the evenings at gay bars and discos looking vainly for ‘Mr Right’. A succession of relationships peter out after two or three weeks, and the only continuities in his life are his work and his burgeoning friendship with a female supply teacher, Judy. Both are threatened as Jim’s quiet desperation boils up towards the surface...

Hugely controversial on its initial release Nighthawks was one of the first British movies to accurately depict the life of a gay man in London. This is first time it has ever been available on DVD. Extras include a newly commissioned documentary on the making and and impact of Nighthawks presented by Matt Lucas from Little Britain.

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" ..very moving. It should be widely seen and discussed" -- The Guardian

" the first film to delve with anything resembling realism into London gay life" -- Financial Times
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5.0 out of 5 stars A real gem 1 July 2008
By rigo yangtse
Format:DVD
Ron Peck's brilliantly observed drama almost plays like a documentary - it feels real and as a result is all the more moving and relevant for it.

As a peep(hole) into the world of gay bars and clubs in London in the 1970's it's an extraordinary document. As a film about a young man looking for love it's funny, sad and very touching. Just like life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars David Graham Ellis is a genius musician 5 April 2009
By H. Andrews
Format:DVD
What a wander down memory lane...at a fairly leisurely pace, with all the "action" stuffed into 10 minutes near the end. The classroom coming-out scene is excellent.
The music of David Graham Ellis is the real star of the piece, though. He created a soundtrack perfect for bobbing up and down to in the old high-waisted-slacks-and-tank-top combo...or even with half of that outfit removed!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A long-lost masterpiece 5 Sep 2005
By Arlen Foster
Format:DVD
At last 'Nighthawks' has made it on to DVD! A brilliant, pioneering piece of naturalistic British 70's cinema, beautifully restored and presented with enlightening extras, and all for under a tenner. A fascinating social document.
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