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The Sparrow (1972)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Youssef Chahine

Synopsis

Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.

Actors

Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
Mohsena Tawfiq
Mohsena Tawfiq
Saif Abdel Rahman
Saif Abdel Rahman
Habiba
Habiba
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Salah Qabil
Salah Qabil
Ali Al Sharif
Ali Al Sharif
Salah Mansour
Salah Mansour
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Warith Assir
Hamdy Ahmed
Hamdy Ahmed
Hassan el Baroudi
Hassan el Baroudi
Mahmoud Qabil
Mahmoud Qabil
Ahmad Bedir
Ahmad Bedir
Abdel Ghani ElNagdi
Abdel Ghani ElNagdi
Ragaa Hussein
Ragaa Hussein
Saeed Abdel Ghani
Saeed Abdel Ghani

Crews

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Rashida Abdel Salam
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Ali Ismail
Ali Ismail
Original Music Composer
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Ahmed Rachedi
Ahmed Rachedi
Producer
Ali Badrakhan
Ali Badrakhan
Assistant Director
Lotfy El Kholy
Lotfy El Kholy
Writer
Mustafa Imam
Mustafa Imam
Director of Photography

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