Cairo Station
1958 · 77 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,653 VOTES · DIR. Youssef Chahine
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 637 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 This is Cairo Station, the heart of the capital
00:04:26 - Hurry up. - Why the wait?
00:06:13 I've been working for ten days and haven't made a piastre.
00:07:55 Last week Rizq broke his leg. Now he's broke.
00:09:32 Stop it, Tulba.
00:11:53 How's everything, Zaqzouq?.
00:15:20 If it's not the police, then we have Mansour on our backs.
00:23:12 Your mother's waiting.
00:25:58 Why don't you try it on?
00:27:25 Crows confuse me. We'll live far from people.
00:29:16 Take it.
00:31:52 "The bloodstained trunk was discovered at the Rasheed station by a porter.
00:33:40 Qinawi went too far today.
00:41:50 Read all about it! A mutilated body in a trunk.
00:45:20 With you around we can't make a living at all.
00:47:44 Beat it!
00:50:26 Consider it a gift...
00:54:20 May God hear our prayers. Hurry up, men.
00:58:29 Qinawi, my son...
01:02:18 And an armoire with three mirrors.
01:05:00 If I pull off my plan, he'll be ruined
01:09:49 You didn't go away?
01:13:46 Leave us alone.
17:18:01 God's curse on you!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed637
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line17:18:01
Production Record
DirectorYoussef Chahine
LanguageArabic
IMDb votes5,653