Cairo Station (1958)
Original title: باب الحديد
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.
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Farid ShawqyAbu Siri
Hind RostomHanuma
Youssef ChahineQenawy
Hassan El BaroudyMadbouli
Abdel Aziz KhalilAbu Gaber
Said KhalilJadallahAbdel Ghani NagdiSa'idi TravellerLoutfi El HakimAbdel Hamid BodaohaShawish HassaneinF. El DemerdacheSaid El Araby
Ahmed AbazaMansourKeywords
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What is Cairo Station about?
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.
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Cairo Station has a runtime of 77 minutes.
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