Cairo Station

Cairo Station

77 mins | Drama, Crime | July 31, 1958

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by 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

77 mins | Drama, Crime | July 31, 1958

Cairo Station
Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by 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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Al-Ahramm Studios
Original title باب الحديد
Directors Mostafa Gamal Eldein, M. Abou Youssef, Youssef Chahine
Writers Abdel Hai Adib, Mohamed Abu Youssef

Cast

Farid Shawqi

as Abu Siri

Hind Rostom

as Hanuma

Youssef Chahine

as Qinawi

Hassan el Baroudi

as Madbouli

Abdel Aziz Khalil

as Abu Gaber

Said Khalil

as Jadallah

Ahmed Abaza

as Mansour

Safia Sarwat

as Halawethom

Sherine

as

Soheir

as

Hussein Ismail

as Train passenger

Abdel Hamid Badawi

as Shawish Hassanein