Cairo Station
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Cairo Station is a landmark 1958 Egyptian drama-thriller film directed by Youssef Chahine, renowned for its gritty social realism and pioneering role in modern Arab cinema.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bab al-Hadid
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Bab el Hadid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Iron Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Farid Shawqi
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Hassan El Baroudi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hind Rostom NERFINISHED ⓘ Naemat Mokhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by critics ⓘ |
| director | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorFilmographyPosition | one of Youssef Chahine’s early landmark films ⓘ |
| distributor | Misr Company for Acting and Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | screened at international film festivals in later retrospectives ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social realism ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a classic of Egyptian cinema
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considered a landmark of Arab cinema ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abu Ser
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Hanuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | marginalized workers at Cairo’s main railway station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of psychological instability and obsession in Arab cinema
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gritty social realism ⓘ pioneering role in modern Arab cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | باب الحديد ⓘ |
| producer | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 77 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Cairo
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Ramses railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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gender and sexuality ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ violence and obsession ⓘ |
| title | Cairo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
documentary-like realism
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location shooting in and around Cairo’s main station ⓘ |
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