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.
Director: Youssef Chahine
Screenplay: Abdel Hai Adib
Producer: Gabriel Telhami
Director of Photography: Alevise Orfanelli
Abu Siri
Hanuma
Qinawi
Madbouli
Abo Gaber
Mansour
راكب بالقطار
Trailer: Cairo Station (1958)