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Cairo Station, originally titled باب الحديد, is a 1958 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. The black-and-white movie features cast members Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, and Youssef Chahine. Produced by ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام) and أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي), the narrative is set in Egypt and is presented in the Egyptian Arabic language.
The film has a runtime of 77 minutes and was released in 1958. It is available for distribution via video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel. Critical reception includes a review score of 8.6 out of 10 and a 100% rating. Additional metrics list a vote average of 7.399 and an IMDb rating of 7.5 based on 5,565 votes. The film received one nomination for an award.
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7.4Qinawi, 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.
Cast
- Farid Shawqy as Abu Siri
- Hind Rostom as Hanuma
- Youssef Chahine as Qinawi
- Hassan El Baroudy as Madbouli
- Abdel Aziz Khalil as Abo Gaber
- Ahmed Abaza as Mansour
Themes
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
5,565 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Egypt
- Original language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Narrative location
- Egypt
- Duration
- 74
- FilmAffinity ID
- 947098
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1958-01-20
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 100%
- title
- باب الحديد
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Available in 23 languages
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