Cairo Station (1958)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
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.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Language: ar
Production
Cinematographer: Alevise Orfanelli · Composer: Fouad El-Zahry · Editor: Kamal Abul Ela
Production: ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام)
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