SKU 5229 Availability THE SPARROW (Al-asfour) (1972) * with switchable English subtitles * Youssef Chahine Writer: Youssef Chahine Stars: Salah Kabil, Ali El Scherif, Mahmoud El-Meliguy Be the first to review this product $13.99 Qty: Add to cart Email a friend Question about product? Add to wishlist DetailsExisting reviews Set during 1967's Six-Day War between Israel and the United Arab Republic, the film follows a young policeman trying to unearth government corruption. The task isn't made any easier looking after his father and half-brother, a journalist and soldier trying to affect change on the homefront while dealing with corruption on his own. The film was a reaction to the defeat at the hands of the Israelis a mere five years before. Its nuanced message proclaims that the Arabs were doomed to lose even before a shot was fired, because internal corruption and rot undermined the people's ability to prevail. DVD-R is in Arabic with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 106 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality! Be the first to review this product Related products AL ZOUGA TALATTASHAR (1962) * with switchable... $13.99 AL-ARD (The Land) (1969) * with switchable E... $13.99 BAB EL HADID (Cairo Station) (1958) * with... $13.99 HABIB AL OMR (1947) * with switchable French... $13.99 O ISLAM! (Wa Islamah!) (1961) * with switchab... $13.99 SALADIN THE VICTORIOUS (Saladin and the Great C... $19.99 THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1952) * with switchable En... $13.99 THE NIGHTINGALE’S PRAYER (1959) * with hard-e... $13.99 DAYS AND NIGHTS (Ayyam wa layali) (1955) * wit... $13.99 KAFR KASSEM (1975) * with switchable English a... $13.99 LA ANAM (Sleepless) (1957) * with switchable... $13.99 THE BAD GUYS (Duel at Alamein) (El Achrar) (19... $13.99 EMPIRE M (1972) * with switchable English and... $9.99 < > Customers who bought this item also bought AL-ARD (The Land) (1969) * with switchable E... $13.99 BAB EL HADID (Cairo Station) (1958) * with... $13.99 THE NIGHTINGALE’S PRAYER (1959) * with hard-e... $13.99 SALADIN THE VICTORIOUS (Saladin and the Great C... $19.99 HABIB AL OMR (1947) * with switchable French... $13.99 THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1952) * with switchable En... $13.99 KAFR KASSEM (1975) * with switchable English a... $13.99 THE BAD GUYS (Duel at Alamein) (El Achrar) (19... $13.99 EMPIRE M (1972) * with switchable English and... $9.99 RENDEZVOUS WITH A STRANGER (1959) * with swit... $13.99 THE LEECH (Shabab Emraa) (1956) * with switch... $13.99 THE MUMMY (Al Mummia) (1969) * with hard-enc... $13.99 O ISLAM! (Wa Islamah!) (1961) * with switchab... $13.99 3 DVD SET: SEVENTEEN MOMENTS OF SPRING (1973)... $19.99 LIMITE (1931) + LAS HURDES (1927) *with sw... $13.99 AL ZOUGA TALATTASHAR (1962) * with switchable... $13.99 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1959) * with switc... $9.99 TIME STOOD STILL (1959) * with switchable Eng... $13.99 THE EMIGRANT (Al Mohager) (1994) * with hard... $13.99 THERE IS A MAN IN OUR HOUSE (1961) * with swit... $13.99 HASSAN AND NAYIMA (1959) * with switchable En... $13.99 DIE GELIEBTE (1939) $9.99 DESTINY OF A MAN (Fate of a Man) (1959) *with... $13.99 O CANGACEIRO (1953) * with improved switchab... $13.99 CHAPAYEV (Chapaev) (1934) *with English subti... $13.99 < >