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Drama

Nighthawks

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In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Release Date : 1978-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Four Corner FilmsNashburgh

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ken Robertson

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Ken Robertson

Gender : Male

Derek Jarman

Character Name :

Original Name : Derek Jarman

Gender : Male

Tony Westrope

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Tony Westrope

Gender : Male

Rachel Nicholas James

Character Name : Judy

Original Name : Rachel Nicholas James

Gender : Male

Maureen Dolan

Character Name : Pat

Original Name : Maureen Dolan

Gender : Male

Stuart Turton

Character Name : Neal

Original Name : Stuart Turton

Gender : Male

Clive Peters

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Clive Peters

Gender : Male

Robert Merrick

Character Name : John

Original Name : Robert Merrick

Gender : Male

Frank Dilbert

Character Name : American

Original Name : Frank Dilbert

Gender : Male

Peter Radmall

Character Name : Artist

Original Name : Peter Radmall

Gender : Male

Ernest Brightmore

Character Name : Headmaster

Original Name : Ernest Brightmore

Gender : Male

John Angel

Character Name :

Original Name : John Angel

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-04

The problem with this look at late 70's British gay lifestyle, is that it is a little too realistic to carry off with any sort of interest. Like most stories about people on the hunt for romance/sex etc., it is incredibly introspective. Ken Robertson is a really quite dull, full of himself "Jim" - a teacher by day who looks for love in gay pubs/clubs at night. He picks up an array of folks, sometimes he has sex, sometimes not.... same old, same old... (regardless of your sexuality). If it weren't for the fact that it was set just before the dawn of Mrs. Thatcher's Clause 28 Britain, which at the time of course, this Ron Peck story would not have been able to anticipate - it would constitute little more than a melodrama with some very dodgy music and lacklustre tales of one night stands... As a semi-anthropological study of a gay man in London it is vaguely interesting, but any claims it may make to take a deeper look at the sociological themes of the time, or of attitudes are just bridges too far. It does have quite a telling Q&A style discourse at the end that illustrates the stereotypical attitudes of teenage kids that could have been made much more of, had the film itself not focused so much on the rather dreary existence of the subject.