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Cairo Station

Original title: باب الحديد

★ 7.4 TMDB Rating · 154 votes

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Director
Youssef Chahine
Release date
Jul 31, 1958
Original language
Arabic
Origin
Egypt

Cast of Cairo Station

  • Portrait of Farid Shawqy

    Farid Shawqy

    Abu Siri

  • Portrait of Hind Rostom

    Hind Rostom

    Hanuma

  • Portrait of Youssef Chahine

    Youssef Chahine

    Qinawi

  • Portrait of Hassan El Baroudy

    Hassan El Baroudy

    Madbouli

  • Portrait of Abdel Aziz Khalil

    Abdel Aziz Khalil

    Abo Gaber

  • Portrait of Ahmed Abaza

    Ahmed Abaza

    Mansour

  • Portrait of Essmat Mahmoud

    Essmat Mahmoud

  • Portrait of Hussain Ismael

    Hussain Ismael

    راكب بالقطار

  • Portrait of Naima Wasfi

    Naima Wasfi

    زعيمة منظمة المراة الحرة

  • Portrait of Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

    Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

    مسافر صعيدي

  • Portrait of Abdel Hameed Badawy

    Abdel Hameed Badawy

    الشاويش حسنين

  • Portrait of Hanaa Abdel Fattah

    Hanaa Abdel Fattah

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