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Which Egyptian film, directed by Youssef Chahine in 1963, was voted the greatest Arab film of all time in a 2013 Dubai International Film Festival poll?

Answer: Bab el-Hadid (Cairo Station) — Youssef Chahine's 'Bab el-Hadid' ('Cairo Station', 1958) is a psychologically intense drama set in the chaotic railway terminus, starring Chahine himself as a crippled newspaper vendor whose obsession turns violent — regularly topping critics' polls as the greatest Arab film ever made.

Youssef Chahine's 'Bab el-Hadid' ('Cairo Station', 1958) is a psychologically intense drama set in the chaotic railway terminus, starring Chahine himself as a crippled newspaper vendor whose obsession turns violent — regularly topping critics' polls as the greatest Arab film ever made.

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