Hawken's Breed

"The gun that changed the world. The man who owned the gun."

Nov 18 1988 R 1h 29m
Action, Drama, Romance

Hawken is a rugged drifter and loner who meets and comes to rescue a young Shawnee woman, named Spirit in 1840s Tennessee, whom he leaves after saving her from a rouge group of Shawnee Indians. After taking up residence with an old fur trapper and old friend named Jeb Kline, Hawken later meets Spirit again whom runs away from a local fur trader named Tackett, whom she is sold to. Soon, Hawken is up against Tackett and a posse of hired killers, as well as a greedy and racist land owner, named Hickman, who's long abused son Noel whom narrates the entire story, comes to his and Spirit's aid to help them survive.

Plot

Hawken is a rugged drifter and loner who meets and comes to rescue a young Shawnee woman, named "Spirit" in 1840s Tennessee, whom he leaves after saving her from a rouge group of Shawnee Indians. After taking up residence with an old fur trapper and old friend named Jeb Kline, Hawken later meets Spirit again, who runs away from a local fur trader named Tackett, to whom she is sold. Soon, Hawken is up against Tackett and a posse of hired killers, as well as a greedy and racist land owner, named Hickman, whose long abused son Noel narrates the entire story, comes to his and Spirit's aid to help them survive.

Written by

Charles B. Pierce

Directed by

Charles B. Pierce

Cast

Peter Fonda, Jack Elam, Serene Hedin

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

MLG

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
457
Average Rating
3.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA