Shadow Of The Hawk - DVD

Kit "The Hawk" Gerardo (Sterling Hayden, Dr. Strangelove) is a 17th-century French privateer sailing the Caribbean in search of gold in this riveting ocean adventure. Gerardo, in a battle with the vicious Captain del Toro (John Sutton, Jane Eyre), rescues Rouge (Rhonda Fleming, Spellbound) from del Toro's ship. When Rouge turns out to be a dangerous captain herself and escapes, Gerardo is determined to track her down. But first he must

Based on actual events, this powerful drama stars Samuel L. Jackson as California high school basketball coach Ken Carter. Accepting the job on an unpaid, volunteer basis, Carter holds his players to a high academic standard, going so far as to bench his entire team, despite their undefeated status, until they pull their grades up. Ashanti, Rick Gonzales, Rob Brown, Debbi Morgan co-star. 136 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English, Spanish; deleted scenes; featurettes; music video.

Sidney Poitier gives an electrifying performance in this long unseen and timely political drama set in a colonial African country. A freshly slain hawk dangles outside the home of recently arrived white missionary Bruce Craig, a warning from terrorists seeking independence through violence for the native population. Legislative council member Obam (whose name translates to Hawk) is an obvious suspect due to his outspoken militancy on be