The Hawks and the Sparrows

(1966)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 375 votes

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Year: 1966

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Пьер Паоло Пазолини

Cast: Totò, Нинетто Даволи, Femi Benussi, Umberto Bevilacqua, Renato Capogna, Alfredo Leggi, Renato Montalbano, Flaminia Siciliano, Lena Lin Solaro, Giovanni Tarallo

Plot

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

An old man and his son are walking along the road when they suddenly meet a speaking crow that represents Marxist beliefs. They are soon taken back 750 years in time, changed into monks, and sent by St. Francis to convert the hawks and the sparrows to Christianity.