Cairo Station
Original title: Bab el-Hadid
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⭐ 7.5 / 10(6,201)
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- Egypt
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
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Farid Shawqi — Abu-Sri Abdulhayy
Hind Rostom — Hannumah
Youssef Chahine — Qenawi- Hassan el Baroudi — Uncle Madbuli
Did you know
• Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 31st Academy Awards in 1959.
• Banned in Egypt for 20 years upon its release, due to public demand
• Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
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⭐ 9/10
Hive of activity
👍 23 · 4/6/2010
⭐ 7/10
The station takes the spotlight!
👍 7 · 5/29/2020
⭐ 8/10
Lot is happening at Cairo station.
👍 13 · 11/4/2010
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
