The Mark of the Hawk - DVD

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

Yogi and Boo Boo usually snooze right through Christmas. (Hibernation, you know.) But this year, happy holiday music rouses them from their sleep and right into the fun: skating, skiing, singing and trimming the tree. But life isn't all mistletoe and eggnog. Two holiday grouches -- a mysterious hermit and the obnoxious nephew of Jellystone Lodge's owner -- are determined to ruin Christmas. And our two heroes, joined by Snagglepuss, Augi

Eartha Kitt and Sidney Poitier star in this tale of a man named Obam (Poitier) and his struggles in British occupied Africa. As tension divides the country, Obam seeks racial harmony through peace. He enlists the help of his wise wife (Kitt) and a sympathetic missionary (John McIntire), but his fight to make a difference in an atmosphere of African nationalism is tougher than he thinks. Can he make changes to what appears to be a doomed situation?