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The Illegal (1979)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Arturo Ripstein

Synopsis

Deceived over and over again by the whole world, a woman does not want to give up in the face of life's adversities.

Actors

Lucía Méndez
Lucía Méndez
Claudia Bernal
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Felipe Leyva
Fernando Allende
Fernando Allende
Gabriel Ramirez
Cristina Moreno
Cristina Moreno
Jennifer Leyva
Gina Morett
Gina Morett
Carmen Ortega
Jorge Luke
Jorge Luke
Carlos Castañón
Carlos Castañón
Coyote
Claudio Martínez
Claudio Martínez
Jorge Patiño
Jorge Patiño
Don Tony
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland
Don Tony's Girlfriend
Carlos Nieto
Carlos Nieto
Detective
Ray Stricklyn
Ray Stricklyn
Ins Officer
Armando Duarte
Armando Duarte
Peter Jason
Peter Jason
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
Police officer
Danny Faircloth
Danny Faircloth
Morgan Stevens
Morgan Stevens
Duncan McLeod
Duncan McLeod
José Luis Moreno
José Luis Moreno
Martha Meneses
Martha Meneses
Cesar Cordoba
Cesar Cordoba
Bo Silver
Bo Silver
Humberto Vilches
Humberto Vilches
César Sobrevals
César Sobrevals
Court interpreter
Harry McNeill
Harry McNeill
Immigration officer

Crews

Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein
Director
Fernando Galiana
Fernando Galiana
Writer
Nacho Méndez
Nacho Méndez
Music
Tomomi Kamata
Tomomi Kamata
Director of Photography
Fabián Arnaud
Fabián Arnaud
Producer
Florence Williamson
Florence Williamson
Editor
Friend Michael Wells
Friend Michael Wells
Set Decoration
Esperanza Gómez
Esperanza Gómez
Hair Setup
Elda Loza
Elda Loza
Makeup Artist

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