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The Hawks and the Sparrows
The Hawks and the Sparrows

The Hawks and the Sparrows

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

Genres

ComedyFantasy

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.242/10

Release Date

04 May 1966

Country

Italy

Cast

Totò

Totò

Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto

Femi Benussi

Femi Benussi

Luna

Umberto Bevilacqua

Umberto Bevilacqua

Incensurato

Renato Capogna

Renato Capogna

Mascalzone

Alfredo Leggi

Alfredo Leggi

Mascalzone

Renato Montalbano

Renato Montalbano

San Francesco

Flaminia Siciliano

Flaminia Siciliano

Mascalzone

Lena Lin Solaro

Lena Lin Solaro

Urganda

Giovanni Tarallo

Giovanni Tarallo

Il Contadino Affamato

Vittorio Vittori

Vittorio Vittori

Ciro Lococo

Nello Appodia

Nello Appodia

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gabriele Baldini

Gabriele Baldini

Dante's Dentist (uncredited)

Lina D'Amico

Lina D'Amico

(uncredited)

Pietro Davoli

Pietro Davoli

Mascalzone (uncredited)

Rossana Di Rocco

Rossana Di Rocco

Ninetto's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cesare Gelli

Cesare Gelli

(uncredited)

Vittorio La Paglia

Vittorio La Paglia

(uncredited)

Francesco Leonetti

Francesco Leonetti

Crow (voice) (uncredited)

Domenico Modugno

Domenico Modugno

The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

Rosina Moroni

Rosina Moroni

Poor Cottage Owner (uncredited)

Mario Pennisi

Mario Pennisi

(uncredited)

Ricardo Redi

Ricardo Redi

Mansion Owner (uncredited)

Fides Stagni

Fides Stagni

(uncredited)

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