Nighthawks (1978 film)

Nighthawks is a 1978 narrative film by Ron Peck. It follows the day-to-day life of a gay man in London.

Plot
The film realistically portrays day-to-day gay life in London at the time. It shows a gay man, played by Ken Robertson, teaching geography during the day and going to gay pubs at night. His students ultimately challenge him with questions as to whether he is bent/queer. He responds that he is and answers their questions about his homosexuality calmly.

Cast

 * Ken Robertson as Jim
 * Tony Westrope as Mike
 * Rachel Nicholas James as Judy
 * Maureen Dolan as Pat
 * Stuart Turton as Neal (as Stuart Craig Turton)
 * Clive Peters as Peter
 * Robert Merrick as John
 * Frank Dilbert as American
 * Peter Radmall as Artist
 * Ernest Brightmore as Headmaster
 * Jon Lindsay billed as Jon Angel as the Hustler

Reception
In 1979, Janet Maslin of the New York Times found the (fictional) film documentary-realistic. She found it a "vivid" picture of an "intriguing and well-played" character, and qualified that by finding parts of the film "overlong and aimless."