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Cairo Station (1958)

Cairo Station (1958)

Drama Crime Thriller
Release Date: 1958, July 31
Directors: Youssef Chahine
Countries: Egypt
Production: ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام), أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)
Cast: Helen, Farid Shawqy, Naima Wasfi, Abdel Ghani El Nagdi, Ahmed Abaza, Hind Rostom, Rashad Hamed, Hussain Ismael, Said Khalil, Abbas El Daly, Hassan El Baroudy, Abdel Hameed Badawy

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

black and white