---
title: 'Cairo Station (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Youssef Chahine'
released: '1958-01-20'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cairo-station-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051390/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cairo Station (1958)

1958 · 74 min · Drama · Egypt

Original title: باب الحديد

## Synopsis

Cairo Station, also called The Iron Gate, is a 1958 Egyptian crime-drama film directed by Youssef Chahine, written by Mohamed Abu Youssef and Abdel Hay Adib, and starring Farid Shawqi and Hind Rostom. The plot follows a newspaper salesman's dangerous obsession with a pretty young refreshments seller amidst a serial killer's spree through Cairo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)
- **Screenplay:** [Abdel Hai Adib](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdel-hai-adib)

## Cast

- [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)
- [Hend Rostom](https://cinepixo.com/people/hend-rostom)
- [Hassan El Barudy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hassan-el-barudy)
- [Farid Shawqi](https://cinepixo.com/people/farid-shawqi)

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