Drama · Egypt · 1972 · 1h 50m

The Sparrow

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Director
Youssef Chahine
Cast
Seif Abdelrahman as Raouf Habiba as Fatima Salah Qabil as Youssef Fathallah Mohsena Tawfiq as Baheya Ali Al Sharif as Sheikh Ahmed Salah Mansour as Ismail
Crew
Mustafa Imam — Director of Photography Rashida Abdel Salam — Editor Ali Ismail — Original Music Composer Youssef Chahine — Writer Lotfy El Kholy — Writer Youssef Chahine — Producer
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.

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