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 AND THE CRUSADERS (1963) *with hard-e... $13.99 THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1952) * with hard-encoded... $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... $13.99 < > Customers who bought this item also bought AL-ARD (The Land) (1969) * with switchable E... $13.99 THE NIGHTINGALE’S PRAYER (1959) * with hard-e... $13.99 HABIB AL OMR (1947) * with switchable French... $13.99 BAB EL HADID (Cairo Station) (1958) * with... $13.99 TIME STOOD STILL (1959) * with switchable Eng... $13.99 O ISLAM! (Wa Islamah!) (1961) * with switchab... $13.99 DER HAUPTMANN VON KÖLN (1956) * with or witho... From $9.99 AT HOME AMONG STRANGERS, A STRANGER AMONG HIS O... $14.99 THE LIGHT AHEAD (Fishke the Lame) (1939) * wit... $13.99 DARK IS THE NIGHT (1944) * with switchable En... $13.99 O PAGADOR DE PROMESSAS (Keeper of Promises) (19... $13.99 SARAJEVO (1940) * with switchable English subt... $13.99 UN PILOTA RITORNA (1942) * with switchable En... $13.99 L’UOMO DALLA CROCE (The Man with the Cross) (... $15.99 THE SEVENTH COMPANION (1967) * with switchabl... $13.99 DEMANTY NOCI (Diamonds of the Night) (1964) +... $13.99 THE NEW BABYLON (1929) * with hard-encoded En... $9.99 2 DVD SET: PRIVATE SCHULZ (1981) $16.99 TRIAL ON THE ROAD (1971) (Proverka na Dorogakh)... $13.99 SALADIN AND THE CRUSADERS (1963) *with hard-e... $13.99 THE MAN FROM THE RESTAURANT (1927) * with swi... $13.99 LIMITE (1931) + LAS HURDES (1927) *with sw... $13.99 O CANGACEIRO (1953) * with improved switchab... $13.99 SECRET MISSION (1942) $11.99 VIDAS SECAS (1963) * with switchable Spanish a... $13.99 < >