The Passport
Паспорт
Synopsis
Merab, a Georgian taxi driver who mistakenly crosses into Israel while seeing off his Jewish brother, Yasha, gets stuck without documents. He gets entangled in bureaucratic nightmares, mistaken identity, and KGB plots while trying to return home.
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Gérard Darmon
Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili
Natalya Gundareva
Inga
Oleg Yankovsky
Borya - nicknamed «Paris»
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Semyon Klain - «Senya»
Evgeni Leonov
Embassy employee in Austria
Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Moisha Sepiashvili
Leonid Yarmolnik
Borya's Israeli partner
Levan Pilpani
Vakhtang Papashvili - father
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira
Bernstein - Inga's uncle
Nina Ter-Osipyan
Inga's aunt
Sharon Hacohen
Jane - american journalist
Nutsa Koguashvili
Kim Sullivan
Gamlet - Tengiz's companion from Murumbia
Christian Fellat
Tengiz
Igor Kvasha
chief rabbi of the Moscow synagogue
Rocky Albert Nirschl
academician Sesershvili
Aleksandr Berda
Vasiliy Ermolenko
Claude Aviram
waiter at the restaurant
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Georgiy Daneliya
- Screenplay & Story
- Georgiy Daneliya, Revaz Gabriadze, Arkadiy Khayt
- Original Score
- Gia Kancheli
- Original Title
- Паспорт
- Country of Origin
- France, Soviet Union, Austria, Israel
- Spoken Languages
- English, Georgian, Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm, Ritm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Georgiy Daneliya
Georgiy Daneliya, Revaz Gabriadze, Arkadiy Khayt
Gia Kancheli
Vadim Yusov
Tatyana Egorycheva, Olga Grinshpun
Victor Freilich, Vladimir Dudin
Department Leadership Roster
Georgiy Daneliya
Director
Victor Freilich
Producer
Vladimir Dudin
Producer
Tatyana Egorycheva
Editor
Dimitri Takaishvili
Production Design
Olga Grinshpun
Editor
Georgiy Daneliya
Writer
Revaz Gabriadze
Writer
Arkadiy Khayt
Writer
Vadim Yusov
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Passport
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Passport about?
Merab, a Georgian taxi driver who mistakenly crosses into Israel while seeing off his Jewish brother, Yasha, gets stuck without documents. He gets entangled in bureaucratic nightmares, mistaken identity, and KGB plots while trying to return home.
Who directed The Passport?
The Passport was directed by Georgiy Daneliya.
Who stars in The Passport?
The principal cast of The Passport includes Gérard Darmon, Natalya Gundareva, Oleg Yankovsky, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Evgeni Leonov.
When was The Passport released and how long is it?
The Passport was released in 1990 with a total runtime of 1h 43m.
Who composed the musical score for The Passport?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Passport was composed by Gia Kancheli.