The Hawks and the Sparrows

A talking bird dispenses radical ideology while a father and son wander through Rome’s underbelly. What begins as a light ramble mutates into an unhinged parable on class and power. The bird’s monologues are entertaining until they’re just exhausting.

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Pier Paolo Pasolini directed The Hawks and the Sparrows in 1966. See Pier Paolo Pasolini's full filmography, where to start with Pier Paolo Pasolini, or where to go after you've seen everything by Pier Paolo Pasolini.

The Hawks and the Sparrows was released in 1966 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.