The Sparrow
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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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Seif Abdelrahman
Raouf
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Youssef Chahine Director · Lotfy El Kholy Writer Ali Ismail Composer
First release August 26, 1972 · Produced in Egypt, Algeria · Production MH Films
Production
MISR International Films
Production
MH Films
Production
Egypt · Algeria
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Original title
العصفور
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · August 26, 1972
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No release date listed for United States.
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