Cairo Station

Cairo Station (1958)

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.

Date of release
1958-07-31
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (155)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Youssef Chahine

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Cairo Station, also called The Iron Gate, is a 1958 Egyptian crime-drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, written by Mohamed Abu Youssef and Abdel Hay Adib, and starring Farid Shawqi and Hind Rostom. The plot follows a newspaper salesman's dangerous obsession with a pretty young refreshments seller amidst a serial killer's spree through Cairo.

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