The Sparrow
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The Sparrow is a landmark 1972 Egyptian political drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that critiques corruption and disillusionment surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War.
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| The Sparrow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sparrow Context triple: [Egyptian cinema, notableFilm, The Sparrow]
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A.
A Sparrow Falls
A Sparrow Falls is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family against the backdrop of World War I and its aftermath in South Africa.
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B.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a character-driven science fiction book series by Becky Chambers, acclaimed for its hopeful, inclusive vision of a diverse, spacefaring future.
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C.
The Rudder
The Rudder is a foundational compendium of Eastern Orthodox canon law and church regulations, widely used as an authoritative guide for ecclesiastical discipline and practice.
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D.
City of Ships
"City of Ships" is a poem by Walt Whitman included in his Civil War-themed collection *Drum-Taps*.
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E.
The Pilgrim
"The Pilgrim" is a 1923 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays an escaped convict disguised as a small-town minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sparrow Target entity description: The Sparrow is a landmark 1972 Egyptian political drama film directed by Youssef Chahine that critiques corruption and disillusionment surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War.
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A.
A Sparrow Falls
A Sparrow Falls is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family against the backdrop of World War I and its aftermath in South Africa.
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B.
Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a character-driven science fiction book series by Becky Chambers, acclaimed for its hopeful, inclusive vision of a diverse, spacefaring future.
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C.
The Rudder
The Rudder is a foundational compendium of Eastern Orthodox canon law and church regulations, widely used as an authoritative guide for ecclesiastical discipline and practice.
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D.
City of Ships
"City of Ships" is a poem by Walt Whitman included in his Civil War-themed collection *Drum-Taps*.
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E.
The Pilgrim
"The Pilgrim" is a 1923 silent comedy film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, in which he plays an escaped convict disguised as a small-town minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mostafa Emam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| critiques |
Arab nationalism disillusionment
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military leadership failures ⓘ state corruption in Egypt ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Arab–Israeli conflict
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Six-Day War ⓘ |
| director | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| editedBy | Rachida Abdel Salam ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Egyptian political cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Abdel Aziz Makhyoun
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Ali El Sherif ⓘ Mahmoud El-Meliguy ⓘ Mohsena Tawfik ⓘ Salah Kabil ⓘ Samir Sabri ⓘ Seif El Dine ⓘ Shafiq Nour El Din ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Egyptian society in the 1960s
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social injustice in Egypt ⓘ state bureaucracy ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | العصفور ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
1967 Six-Day War
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linked to:
Six-Day War
disillusionment ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ali Ismail ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | ordinary Egyptians affected by war and corruption ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical treatment of the 1967 defeat
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early critical portrayal of Nasser-era corruption ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Youssef Chahine filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | post-1967 Arab defeat cinema ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | about 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| setting | Egypt ⓘ |
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