Illegal
Seventies. The cold war in the midst of the USSR and the West are fighting hard for secret information about each other. Soviet intelligence agencies want to save their couriers from too much attention of customs officers at the Leningrad airport. These couriers deliver to the USSR important documents obtained by our scouts in Western Europe
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About Illegal
Illegal is a 2006 Russian-language drama film directed by Boris Frumin and Yury Lebedev. The cast is led by Aleksey Serebryakov, Olga Albanova, Ekaterina Reshetnikova. It has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Illegal was produced by Lenfilm and Группа компаний GP and made in Russia. It was released on November 16, 2006. At the box office it grossed around $3 million worldwide.
- Director
- Boris Frumin, Yury Lebedev
- Writers
- Yuli Nikolin, Boris Frumin
- Release date
- November 16, 2006
- Original language
- Russian
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Russia
- Box office
- $3 million
- Production
- Lenfilm, Группа компаний GP
Illegal cast & crew
Illegal was directed by Boris Frumin and Yury Lebedev and written by Yuli Nikolin and Boris Frumin.
The cast features Olga Albanova as Svetlana, Ekaterina Reshetnikova as Varvara, Sergey Umanov as Schubin, Khelga Filippova as foreigner-tourist, Anatoli Petrov as Andriyanov, and Anatoliy Artyomov as Sergey Sergeevich Kupriyanov.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Viktor Lebedev, cinematography is by Nikolay Volkov, and it was produced by Valentina Mikhaleva and Galina Sementsova.
Is Illegal worth watching?
At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy drama, Illegal is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Illegal
Aleksey Serebryakov
Olga Albanova
Svetlana
Ekaterina Reshetnikova
Varvara
Sergey Umanov
Schubin
Khelga Filippova
foreigner-tourist
Anatoli Petrov
Andriyanov
Anatoliy Artyomov
Sergey Sergeevich Kupriyanov
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Illegal is originally in Russian. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Illegal?
Illegal runs 1 hours 38 minutes (98 minutes).
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