The Illegal
1979•1h 42m•
★6.7(3 ratings)
Drama
Overview
Deceived over and over again by the whole world, a woman does not want to give up in the face of life's adversities.
Director
Arturo RipsteinWriters
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Deceived over and over again by the whole world, a woman does not want to give up in the face of life's adversities.
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The original title is "La ilegal" (ES).
The runtime is 102 minutes (1h 42m).
The film was directed by Arturo Ripstein.
The screenplay was written by Fernando Galiana.
Cinematography was handled by Tomomi Kamata.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0079327.
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Good
3 votes
La ilegal
Released
Español
Mexico
