The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows

An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI.

1966•1h 25m•7.2/10

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7.2/10(360)

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

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Production

Arco Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Totò

Totò

Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto

Femi Benussi

Femi Benussi

Luna

Umberto Bevilacqua

Incensurato

Renato Capogna

Mascalzone

Alfredo Leggi

Mascalzone

Renato Montalbano

Renato Montalbano

San Francesco

Flaminia Siciliano

Mascalzone

Lena Lin Solaro

Urganda

Giovanni Tarallo

Il Contadino Affamato

Vittorio Vittori

Ciro Lococo

Nello Appodia

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gabriele Baldini

Dante's Dentist (uncredited)

Lina D'Amico

(uncredited)

Pietro Davoli

Mascalzone (uncredited)

Rossana Di Rocco

Ninetto's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cesare Gelli

Cesare Gelli

(uncredited)

Vittorio La Paglia

(uncredited)

Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Crow (voice) (uncredited)

Domenico Modugno

Domenico Modugno

The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

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