The Passport (Паспорт) 33 years old

The Passport

A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess when he realizes that if he tells the truth about who he is, he will go to jail and his brother's family will never be allowed to leave the USSR. He therefore assumes his brother's identity to get to Israel hoping his distant uncle living there will help him out. The plan backfires, however, when he realizes that the uncle is a paranoid lunatic thinking the KGB is out to get him. He becomes stranded in Israel with no friends, no money, and no passport, trying to figure out a way to get back home.

Credits

The Passport Cast

Name Character
Leonid Yarmolnik He was 36, now 70 years old
Evgeni Leonov He was 64, 67 years old when he died as Consul
Natalya Gundareva She was 42, 56 years old when she died as Inga
Levan Gabriadze He was 20, now 54 years old
Igor Kvasha He was 57, 79 years old when he died as Rabbi
Oleg Yankovskiy He was 46, 65 years old when he died as Borya
Irina Shmeleva She was 29, now 63 years old as podruga Vasi
Gérard Darmon He was 42, now 76 years old as Merab Papashvili / Yasha
Mamuka Kikaleishvili He was 29, 39 years old when he died

The Passport Crew

Name Department
Georgiy Daneliya as Director. He was 60 (88) years old when He died Directing
Georgiy Daneliya as Writer. He was 60 (88) years old when He died Writing
Revaz Gabriadze as Writer. He was 53 (now 87) years old Writing
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The Passport (33 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 06, 1990
  • Runtime: 103 minutes