The Sparrow (1972 film)
1972 Algerian film
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Al Asfour (Arabic: العصفور, "The Sparrow") is a 1972 film directed by Youssef Chahine,[1][2][3] with Ali Badrakhan[4] as second director.
Directed byYoussef Chahine
Screenplay byYoussef Chahine
Lotfi Al Khouli
Lotfi Al Khouli
Produced byMisr International Films MH Films
StarringMahmoud el-Meliguy
Salah Kabil
Salah Mansour
Ali El Sherif
Ahmed Bedir
Hamdy Ahmed
Habiba
Mohsena Tawfik
Salah Kabil
Salah Mansour
Ali El Sherif
Ahmed Bedir
Hamdy Ahmed
Habiba
Mohsena Tawfik
| Al Asfour | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Screenplay by | Youssef Chahine Lotfi Al Khouli |
| Produced by | Misr International Films MH Films |
| Starring | Mahmoud el-Meliguy Salah Kabil Salah Mansour Ali El Sherif Ahmed Bedir Hamdy Ahmed Habiba Mohsena Tawfik |
| Cinematography | Mostafa Emam |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
| Music by | Hassan Abouzeid |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | Algeria Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Synopsis
June, 1967, on the eve of the Six-Day War. The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer the harassment of a corrupt businessman. The police officer crosses paths with a journalist who is investigating what appears to be a scandal involving the theft of weapons and war machinery by high officials. Youssef Chahine offers us a portrait of the “sparrows”, the simple people of his country whom others use to get rich.
Cast
- Salah Kabil as Yussif Fath el-Bab
- Ali El Scherif as Rawf
- Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Ryad
- Seif El Dine as Ismail
- Mariem Fakhr El Dine as Fatma
- Habiba
- Mohsena Tewfik as Bahiya
- Sid Ali Kouiret
