Directed by:
Pier Paolo PasoliniCinematography:
Tonino Delli ColliComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Rossana Di Rocco, Renato Montalbano, Giovanni Tarallo, Domenico Modugno, Cesare Gelli, Alfredo LeggiPlots(1)
THE HAWKS AND THE SPARROWS, a wild comic fable, stars the beloved stone faced clown Toto as an Italian everyman, and Ninetto Davoli as his good natured but empty headed son. Pasolini uses a comic crow, which philosophizes amusingly and pointedly about the passing scene, as a counterpoint to the performers, representing humanity, as they progress down the road of life. Pasolini presents a tragic fable which shows two delightful innocents caught, like many Italians, between the Church and Marxism. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Totò](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271317_b3dc2c.jpg)
Totò
Italy
Best movies:
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
The Gold of Naples (1954)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
![Ninetto Davoli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270711_605111.jpg)
Ninetto Davoli
Italy
Best movies:
The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)
Ostia (1970)
Teorema (1968)
![Femi Benussi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812480_0aeffa.jpg)
Femi Benussi
Italy
Best movies:
Manhunt (1972)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
Syndicate Sadists (1975)
![Rossana Di Rocco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/204/160204272_37b104.jpg)
Rossana Di Rocco
Best movies:
The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)
Le soldatesse (1965)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
Renato Montalbano
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Mamma Roma (1962)
Giovanni Tarallo
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
The Big Gundown (1967)
Domenico Modugno
Italy
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
Cesare Gelli
Italy
Best movies:
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)
Todo Modo (1976)
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago (1994)
Alfredo Leggi
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Accattone (1961)
Hawks and Sparrows (1966)