The Hawks and the Sparrows

1966 90 min ★ 7.2 Comedy, Fantasy

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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Cast

Totò

Totò Innocenti / Frate Cicillo

Ninetto Davoli

Ninetto Innocenti / Frate Ninetto

Femi Benussi

Luna

Umberto Bevilacqua

Incensurato

Renato Capogna

Mascalzone

Alfredo Leggi

Mascalzone

Renato Montalbano

San Francesco

Flaminia Siciliano

Mascalzone

Lena Lin Solaro

Urganda

Giovanni Tarallo

Il Contadino Affamato

Details

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Screenplay

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

IT

Production

Arco Film

Reviews

A

Aqueronte72

April 6, 2022

> Fascinating neorealist-surrealist tableau of the daily life of Ninetto and his father Toto Innocenti (the holy Ciccillio), who, suddenly, in the mezzo del camminin...and with a raven -son of Mr. Duda and Mrs. Conciencia- instead of Virgilio, a charming and cynical crow due to its resemblance to the Nescio of Erasmus of Rotterdam, undertake a spiritual and metaphysical "crusade", in the manner of...