The Sparrow (1974)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 2.807 |
Directed By
Youssef Chahine
Crew
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Rashida Abdel Salam
Youssef Chahine
Ahmed Rachedi
Lotfy El Kholy
Ali Badrakhan
Mustafa Imam
Ahmad Fouad Negm
Sheikh Imam
Mohsena Tawfiq
Ali Ismail
TOP CAST
Mohsena Tawfiq
Baheya
Mahmoud El Meligy
Johnny
Salah Qabil
Youssef Fathallah
Seif Abdelrahman
Raouf
Habiba
Fatima
Ali Al Sharif
Sheikh Ahmed
Ragaa Hussein
Zubaida
Salah Mansour
Ismail
Hamdy Ahmed
Auf
Mahmoud Qabil
Reyad
Saeed Abdel Ghani
The Journalist
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