Cairo Station
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.
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Cast
27 people
Farid Shawqy
Abu Siri
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Hind Rostom
Hanuma
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Qinawi
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Madbouli
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Abo Gaber
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The Will
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Mansour
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Essmat Mahmoud
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Arouss el Nil
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Hussain Ismael
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The Land
Naima Wasfi
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My Love... Always
Rayya and Sakina
Abdel Ghani El Nagdi
مسافر صعيدي
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The Blazing Sun
Conflict in the Nile
Abdel Hameed Badawy
الشاويش حسنين
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Hanaa Abdel Fattah
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Youssef Chahine Director · Abdel Hai Adib Screenplay Fouad El-Zahry Composer
United States release September 25, 1998 · Produced in Egypt · Production أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي), National Media Authority
Production
ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام)
Production
أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)
Production
National Media Authority
Production
Egypt
Produced in
Languages
Original title
باب الحديد
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · January 20, 1958
Premiere
Egypt · July 31, 1958
Theatrical
United States · September 25, 1998
Limited theatrical · Walter Reade Theatre, New York City
Finland
October 21, 2007 · TV
September 18, 2021 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
March 13, 1974 · Theatrical
April 17, 2026 · Digital · Festival Cinémas du Sud, 26e Édition, Lyon
Germany
July 1, 1958 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
January 16, 1962 · Theatrical · West Germany
Japan
October 19, 2008 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Philippines
June 25, 2020 · Digital · Internet
Sweden
July 13, 2013 · TV
Taiwan
August 3, 2012 · Premiere · Under The Veil - Arab Film Festival
June 26, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Türkiye
September 17, 2021 · Digital · Internet
United Kingdom
June 14, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 17, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
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