Cairo Station

Cairo Station — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 31, 1958
• Runtime
• 77 min
• Genres
• Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Director
• Youssef Chahine

Cairo Station — Cast

Farid Shawqy Abu Siri Hind Rostom Hanuma Youssef Chahine Qinawi Hassan El Baroudy Madbouli Abdel Aziz Khalil Abo Gaber Ahmed Abaza Mansour Essmat Mahmoud Hussain Ismael راكب بالقطار