باب الحديد
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.
Cairo Station (1958) is a crime, drama and thriller film directed by Youssef Chahine, released on July 31, 1958 with a runtime of 1h 17m. It stars Farid Shawqy, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine and Hassan El Baroudy. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 148 ratings.
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Farid Shawqy
as Abu Siri
Hind Rostom
as Hanuma
Youssef Chahine
as Qinawi
Hassan El Baroudy
as Madbouli
Abdel Aziz Khalil
as Abo Gaber
Ahmed Abaza
as Mansour
Essmat Mahmoud
Hussain Ismael
as راكب بالقطار
Naima Wasfi
as زعيمة منظمة المراة الحرة
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
as مسافر صعيدي
Abdel Hameed Badawy
as الشاويش حسنين
Hanaa Abdel Fattah
Directed by Youssef Chahine, written by Abdel Hai Adib and Mohamed Abu Youssef, produced by Gabriel Talhami.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 148 ratings.
This is quite a good, multi-layered romantic drama set around the bustling environment of 1950's Cairo railway station. "Hanuma" (Hind Rustum) is the drinks seller whom "Qinawi" (director, Youssef Chahine) has a serious crush on. Snag for him is that she has her eyes on the burly porter "Abu Siri" (Farid Shawqi) who is also a bit of an activist - trying to galvanise the chaotic and easily scared staff at the…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
Enthralling--confusing--not what I expected! his noir film really challenged my and was very much a study of the underbelly of the human condition. I never figured out the two you lovers. The film ends with them seemingly implying they are central. I am not sure why. Leaving me unsettled and hungry I will watch it again. AzDave
Reviewed on April 30, 2024
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Cairo Station (1958) is available to stream on Criterion Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Cairo Station (1958) includes Farid Shawqy, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan El Baroudy and Abdel Aziz Khalil. The film was directed by Youssef Chahine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cairo Station was released on July 31, 1958 and runs for 1h 17m.
Cairo Station (1958) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 148 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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