Cairo Station

Cairo station. Summer heat. Whistle-screams. Qinawi hawks newspapers, fixates on Hanuma, a cool drink vendor. She teases him while plotting a union-man's escape from the station manager's goons. A sweaty noir of frustrated desire pointing toward the New Waves.

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Youssef Chahine directed Cairo Station in 1958. See Youssef Chahine's full filmography, where to start with Youssef Chahine, or where to go after you've seen everything by Youssef Chahine.

Cairo Station was released in 1958 (AR original-language production), with a runtime of 77 minutes.