The Sparrow fascinates with its parallel strands of action. The various ways of encountering a criminal trader, namely by a police officer and a journalist, are ultimately only traces that lead to the tip of an iceberg: the corruption of Egyptian society on the eve of the Six-Day War.
| Original Title | Al-asfour - Al usfur - Le moineau | ||||||||||||||
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| German Title | Der Sperling | ||||||||||||||
| French Title | Le moineau | ||||||||||||||
| Other Titles | The Sparrow | ||||||||||||||
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||
| Available Formats | DVD | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay | Youssef Chahine, Lofti al-Kholi | ||||||||||||||
| Film Editing | Rashida Abd al-Salam | ||||||||||||||
| Soundtrack | Ali Ismail, Sheikh Imam, N. Bahgat | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography | Mustafa Imam | ||||||||||||||
| Sound | Nassri Abd al-Nur | ||||||||||||||
| Production | Youssef Chahine | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime | 105 Min. | ||||||||||||||
| Language | Arabisch/d/f | ||||||||||||||
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