194 of 1001 Movies: Cairo Station (1958)

Egyptians seemed to be trying to be the edgiest of the bunch and I think they even took out the French and Germans for edgiest movie done so early. The only thing is the treatment of the women is terrible and I don't ever know that the movie doesn't condone that. Youssef  Chahine doesn't only star in the movie but he also directs, and the story almost seems like it was made to shock, with lots of notes taken from Hitchcock, and being something that seems like a footstep to Psycho. Cairo Station can also be found under the title The Iron Gate.

Summary:  After a newsstand owner finds Quinawi and allows him to sell newspaper for him he discovers that Quinawi is growing more odd with each passing day. He still pities the guy though because he is lame. Quinawi is getting stranger though and he now has set his sight on a woman, Hannuma. Hannuma does flirt and sort of mislead him, but she is open about the fact she is engaged to Abu Siri, who is currently trying to put together a union. Quinawi hatched a plan though that he will either kill Abu Siri and steal her away, or just allow no one to have her if he can't.