Cairo Station

Movie

1958

1h 17m

Not Rated

Arabic

Crime, Drama

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7.4

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Cairo Station

Not Rated

Movie

1958

1h 17m

Arabic

Crime, Drama

Watch on Fandor (Via Amazon Prime)

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.

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Cast

Abu Siri

Hanuma

قناوي

Madbouli

أبو جابر

منصور

راكب بالقطار

زعيمة منظمة المراة ...

مسافر صعيدي

الشاويش حسنين

جاد الله

عباس الشيال

عسكري

Directed By: Youssef Chahine

Written By: Abdel Hai Adib (Screenplay)

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bfchris says...

3 years ago

Hmm. I can tell this is an important film in film history. It's a bit difficult to follow in that the acting is sometimes the caliber of that in silent films. But the characters are sympathetic, caring, self-serving, or hateful, which makes for an interesting story arc in this compact film.

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soonertbone says...

4 months ago

I wish I could see this on a restored print, because there were clearly some interesting things happening with the camera despite the unfussy, neorealist bent to the whole picture. It also felt like a really interesting time capsule of a time and a place in transition, and I appreciated the movie's commentary on labor relations and gender-based violence. Great ending.

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CinemaSerf

3 years ago

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" ( More

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