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Cairo Station (1958)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : Youssef Chahine
Writer : Abdel Hai Adib

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi
Abu Siri
Hind Rostom
Hind Rostom
Hanuma
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Qinawi
Hassan el Baroudi
Hassan el Baroudi
Madbouli
Abdel Aziz Khalil
Abdel Aziz Khalil
Abu Gaber
Said Khalil
Said Khalil
Jadallah
Farouq ElDemerdash
Farouq ElDemerdash
Ahmed Abaza
Ahmed Abaza
Mansour
Safia Sarwat
Safia Sarwat
Halawethom
Asaad Kellada
Asaad Kellada
Sherine
Sherine
Soheir
Soheir
Esmat Mahmoud
Esmat Mahmoud
Nawal Morsi
Nawal Morsi
Gharib Moawad
Gharib Moawad
Mohamed Mazhar
Mohamed Mazhar
Galal Issa
Galal Issa
Mahrous El Garhi
Mahrous El Garhi
Ahmed Tantawi
Ahmed Tantawi
S. Abdel Aziz
S. Abdel Aziz
Nadia Lotfi
Nadia Lotfi
Hussein Ismail
Hussein Ismail
Train passenger
Naima Wasfi
Naima Wasfi
Abdel Ghani ElNagdi
Abdel Ghani ElNagdi
Abdel Hamid Badawi
Abdel Hamid Badawi
Shawish Hassanein
Hanaa Abdel Fattah
Hanaa Abdel Fattah
Lotfy ElHakim
Lotfy ElHakim
Sayed ElAraby
Sayed ElAraby

Crews

Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Director
Mohamed Abu Youssef
Mohamed Abu Youssef
Dialogue
Gabriel Talhami
Gabriel Talhami
Producer
Fouad El-Zahry
Fouad El-Zahry
Original Music Composer
Alevise Orfanelli
Alevise Orfanelli
Director of Photography
Kamal Abul Ela
Kamal Abul Ela
Editor
Gabriel Karraze
Gabriel Karraze
Art Direction
Abbas Helmy
Abbas Helmy
Set Decoration
Sayed Mohamad
Sayed Mohamad
Makeup Artist
Hamdi Rafaat
Hamdi Rafaat
Makeup Artist
Mohamed Hagad
Mohamed Hagad
Production Manager
Haig Kevorkian
Haig Kevorkian
Production Manager
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Additional Music
Abdel Hai Adib
Abdel Hai Adib
Screenplay
M. Abou Youssef
M. Abou Youssef
First Assistant Director
Mostafa Gamal Eldein
Mostafa Gamal Eldein
Second Assistant Director
Aziz Fadel
Aziz Fadel
Sound Engineer
A. Mohamad
A. Mohamad
Sound Assistant
Massoud Issa
Massoud Issa
Camera Operator
M. Saleh
M. Saleh
Negative Cutter
Shoushou
Shoushou
Negative Cutter
H. Kirollos
H. Kirollos
Assistant Production Manager

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