Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen is the second made-for-TV movie based on the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. It originally aired October 8, 1995, on The Family Channel and was adapted from two teleplays written for episodes of the cancelled third season, "Ravenelle, Early February 1917" and "Ahlhorn, Late February 1917".
The feature was re-titled Attack of the Hawkmen for release on home video in 1999 as the twelfth entry in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. The home video edit is nearly identical to the broadcast version.
Publisher's summary[]
VHS release[]
Chapter 12 in the complete adventures of Indiana Jones finds Indy flying high with the Lafayette Escadrille before being shot down by the infamous Red Baron of Germany in this action-packed film.
Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary Lafayette Escadrille flying unit and embarks on dangerous airborne reconnaisance missions behind enemy lines. A run-in with German Ace Manfred von Richthofen leads to a death-defying dogfight that leaves Indy grounded and hot-in-pursuit of German aircraft designer Anthony Fokker. Undercover in hostile enemy territory, Indy discovers that the Germans possess a remarkable secret weapon that could change the course of the war and he resolves to bring it back to the Allies...if he doesn't destroy it first.
DVD release[]
Indy returns from Africa with a changed perspective thanks to his time with Albert Schweitzer. Rather than wage war on bloody battlefields, he sees an opportunity to help end the great conflict by joining French Intelligence. His plan succeeds almost too well, as he is instantly assigned to the Lafayette Escadrille as a reconnaissance photographer -- a position with a notoriously short lifespan. The legendary flying unit consists of American volunteers flying under the French flag, engaging in daring dogfights against the enemy. In Indy's time with the unit, he comes face to face with German Ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known to history as the infamous Red Baron.
Indy's next intelligence assignment is again rooted in air superiority. The aviation genius Anthony Fokker's loyalty is reportedly for sale, and it's up to Indy to contact the designer and make him an offer. Outfitted with plenty of spy gear, Indy goes behind enemy lines to intercept Fokker, who is about to unveil a diabolical new air weapon.
Appearances[]
Cast and characters[]
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Indiana Jones
- Ronny Coutteure as Remy Baudouin
- Patrick Toomey as Charles Nungesser
- Marc Warren as Baron Von Richthofen
- Craig Kelly as Anthony Fokker
- Daniel Kash as Raoul Lufbery
- Ewan Bailey as Hobie
- Lawrence Elman as Len
- Nicholas Colicos as Green
- Matt Bardock as Carl
- Victor Spinetti as Bragas / Major M
- John Warnaby as British Officer 1
- Richard Ashcroft as LeBlanc
- John Conroy as Cartier
- Damian Dibben as Corporal G
- Leon Silver as Eugene
- Kenneth Collard as Pierre
- Anthony Daniels as Francois
- Gertan Klauber as Maurice
- Bill Thomas as Max
- Karel Dobrý as Goering
- Manuel Harlan as Lothar
- Peter Clay as Forssman
- Jon Pertwee as General Von Kramer
- Geoffrey Whitehead as Werner
- Edward Jewesbury as C-in-C Alhorn
Other characters[]
- Tex Adams (Mentioned only)
- David Balfour (Mentioned only)
- Dupuis
- Ricky Eyres (Mentioned only)
- Tom Fallon (Mentioned only)
- Georges
- Blade Hollister (Mentioned only)
- Henry Walton Jones, Senior (Mentioned only)
- Nick Laws (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Edward Lawrence (Mentioned only)
- Steve Nash (Mentioned only)
- Albert Schweitzer (Mentioned only)
- Sitting Bull (Picture only)
- Greg Sohrneide (Mentioned only)
- Peter Walpole (Mentioned only)
- Whiskey
- Woodrow Wilson (Mentioned only)
Locations[]
- Atlantic Ocean (Mentioned only)
- North Sea (Mentioned only)
- Baden-Baden (Mentioned only)
- Brussels, Belgium (Mentioned only)
- Café Noir (Mentioned only)
- France
- Germany
- Ahlhorn
- Berlin (Mentioned only)
- Hanover
- Hotel Franz Josef
- Kruppstein ruins
- Ricklingen Strasse
- Pöhl (Mentioned only)
- United States of America (Mentioned only)
- New York (Mentioned only)
- Princeton University (Mentioned only)
Miscellanea[]
- 124th Squadron
- Christmas (Mentioned only)
- Dog
- Pohl Giant Triplane
- French Secret Service
- Horse
- Lion
- Van Dyck Dutch Cigars
- Wild boar (Mentioned only)
Collections[]
Companion Historical Documentaries[]
- War in the Third Dimension - Aerial Warfare in World War I
- Blood Red - The Life and Death of Manfred von Richthofen
- Flying High for France - The Lafayette Escadrille
- Anthony Fokker - The Flying Dutchman
External links[]
- Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 2 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 2: Disc 5 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Attack of the Hawkmen Education Resources and Lesson Plans at IndyInTheClassroom.com
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