MOVIE • 1966

The Hawks and the Sparrows

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

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

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 379

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Top 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

—

Vittorio Vittori

Ciro Lococo

—

Nello Appodia

Party Guest (uncredited)

—

Gabriele Baldini

Dante's Dentist (uncredited)

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Lina D'Amico

(uncredited)

Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

May 4, 1966

Runtime

90 min

Language

Italian

Origin

Italy

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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