The Sparrow (1972)

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.

Directed by: Youssef Chahine

Written by: Youssef Chahine, Lotfy El Kholy

Music by: Ali Ismail

Starring: Seif Abdelrahman, Habiba, Salah Qabil, Mohsena Tawfiq, Ali Al Sharif, Salah Mansour, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Hamdy Ahmad, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Ragaa Hussein

Genre: Drama

Released: 1972-08-26

Runtime: 110 minutes

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