Cairo Station (1958)
Bab el hadid (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 17min
- Crime, Drama
- 20 Jan 1958 (Egypt)
- Movie
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Farid Shawqi | ... |
Abu Siri
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| Hind Rustum | ... |
Hanuma
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| Youssef Chahine | ... |
Qinawi
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Hassan el Baroudi | ... |
Madbouli
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Abdulaziz Khalil | ... |
Abu Gaber
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Naima Wasfy | ... |
Hallawatim
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Said Khalil |
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Abdel Ghani Nagdi |
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Loutfi El Hakim |
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Abdel Hamid Bodaoha |
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F. El Demerdache |
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Ahmed Abaza |
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Hana Abdel Fattah |
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Safia Sarwat |
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Asaad Kellada | ... |
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Sherine |
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Soheir |
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Esmat Mahmoud |
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Nawal Morsi |
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Gharib Moawad |
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Mohamed Mazhar |
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Galal Issa |
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Mahrous El Garhi |
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Ahmed El Tantawi |
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S. Abdel Aziz |
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Sayyed El Araby |
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| Nadia Lutfi |
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Directed by
| Youssef Chahine | ||
Written by
| Abdel Hai Adib | ... | (screen play) |
| Mohamed Abu Youssef | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Gabriel Talhami | ... | producer |
Music by
| Fouad El-Zahry | ... | (as Fouad El Zahiri) |
Cinematography by
| Alevise Orfanelli | ... | (as Alvise) |
Editing by
| Kamal Abul Ela | ||
Editorial Department
| M. Saleh | ... | negative cutter |
| Shoushou | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Gabriel Karraze | ||
Set Decoration by
| Abbas Helmy | ... | (as Abbas Helmi) |
Makeup Department
| Sayed Mohamad | ... | makeup artist |
| Hamdi Rafaat | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Mohamed Hagad | ... | director of production (as Mohamad Haggag) |
| Haig Kevorkian | ... | director of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| M. Abou Youssef | ... | first assistant director |
| Mostafa Gamal Eldein | ... | second assistant director (as M. Gamal Eldine) |
Sound Department
| Aziz Fadel | ... | sound engineer |
| A. Mohamad | ... | sound assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Massoud Issa | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Toutou Khoury | ... | laboratory chief |
| H. Kirollos | ... | assistant director of production |
| Chaffik Rizk | ... | dialogue supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Delphin-Filmverleih (1958) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Arab Film Distribution (1998) (United States)
- trigon-film (2011) (Austria) (DVD) (special edition)
- trigon-film (2011) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios Al Ahram (film equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Kinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she treats Kinawi in a sympathetic way and jokes with him about a possible relationship, She is actually in love with Abu Sri', a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 31st Academy Awards in 1959. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Caméra arabe (1987). See more » |