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The Sparrow

6.919721h 50mMovieDrama

Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.

DirectorYoussef Chahine
WritersYoussef Chahine·Lotfy El Kholy
ProducersYoussef Chahine·Ahmed Rachedi

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Cast · Directed by Youssef Chahine

SASeif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Raouf
HHabiba
Habiba
Fatima
SQSalah Qabil
Salah Qabil
Youssef Fathallah
MTMohsena Tawfiq
Mohsena Tawfiq
Baheya
ASAli Al Sharif
Ali Al Sharif
Sheikh Ahmed
SMSalah Mansour
Salah Mansour
Ismail
MAMahmood Al-Meleji
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Johnny
HAHamdy Ahmad
Hamdy Ahmad
Auf
MEMariam Fakhr Eddine
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
RHRagaa Hussein
Ragaa Hussein
Zubaida
MQMahmoud Qabil
Mahmoud Qabil
Reyad
HBHassan El Baroudy
Hassan El Baroudy

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The Sparrow — streaming FAQ

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Is The Sparrow on Netflix?

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The Sparrow hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 14, 1972. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.