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An off-beat comedy about serious matters by PIER PAOLO PASOLINI. - The Hawks and the Sparrows
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Title: The Hawks and the Sparrows

Release Date: 4 May 1966

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Arco Film

Production Companies: Arco Film

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.259 (344 votes)

Cast

  • Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo: Totò
  • Ninetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto: Ninetto Davoli
  • Luna: Femi Benussi
  • Incensurato: Umberto Bevilacqua
  • Mascalzone: Renato Capogna
  • Mascalzone: Alfredo Leggi
  • San Francesco: Renato Montalbano
  • Mascalzone: Flaminia Siciliano
  • Urganda: Lena Lin Solaro
  • Il Contadino Affamato: Giovanni Tarallo
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