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The Passport

The Passport

The Passport
1990 1h 43m6.0

The Passport

ComedyDrama
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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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DirectorGeorgiy Daneliya
ScreenplayRevaz Gabriadze, Georgiy Daneliya, Arkadiy Khayt
StatusReleased
ReleasedJune 6, 1990
CountryFrance
Languageru
Runtime1h 43m
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Rating⭐ 6.0 / 10
IMDb⭐ 7.5 / 10
Votes30
GenresComedy, Drama
StudioMosfilm, Ritm
OriginalПаспорт
The Passport
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Photos24

Cast

Gérard Darmon

Gérard Darmon

Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili

Natalya Gundareva

Natalya Gundareva

Inga

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Borya - nicknamed «Paris»

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Semyon Klain - «Senya»

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Embassy employee in Austria

Mamuka Kikaleishvili

Mamuka Kikaleishvili

Moisha Sepiashvili

Leonid Yarmolnik

Leonid Yarmolnik

Borya's Israeli partner

Levan Pilpani

Levan Pilpani

Vakhtang Papashvili - father

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Ya'ackov Ben-Sira

Bernstein - Inga's uncle

Nina Ter-Osipyan

Nina Ter-Osipyan

Inga's aunt

Sharon Hacohen

Sharon Hacohen

Jane - american journalist

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Nutsa Koguashvili

Kim Sullivan

Kim Sullivan

Gamlet - Tengiz's companion from Murumbia

Christian Fellat

Christian Fellat

Tengiz

Igor Kvasha

Igor Kvasha

chief rabbi of the Moscow synagogue

Rocky Albert Nirschl

Rocky Albert Nirschl

academician Sesershvili

Aleksandr Berda

Aleksandr Berda

Vasiliy Ermolenko

Claude Aviram

Claude Aviram

waiter at the restaurant

Amiran Amiranashvili (II)

Amiran Amiranashvili (II)

Suren, the taxi driver

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N. Anokhina

Mzia Atanelov

Mzia Atanelov

arab girl in a car with Borya

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Aleksandr Brodskiy

Shmuel Wolf

Shmuel Wolf

Levan Gabriadze

Levan Gabriadze

Merab Papashvili's colleague

Gelena Kirik

Gelena Kirik

Leri Gaprindashvili

Leri Gaprindashvili

militiaman

Vladimir Gusev

Vladimir Gusev

Ivan Petrovich Fyodorov

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Ts. Dadiani

Moris Janashvili

Moris Janashvili

guest at the wedding

Nino Koberidze

Nino Koberidze

conductor on the train

Darejan Jojua

Darejan Jojua

Taxi dispatcher

Veronika Izotova

Veronika Izotova

flight attendant

Smadar Kilchinsky

Smadar Kilchinsky

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Sasha Klein

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T. Kipiani

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L. Kublashvili

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Sh. Koen

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B. Koen

Yuriy Kushneryov

Yuriy Kushneryov

doorman in a Moscow hotel restaurant

Georgiy Kupriyanov

Georgiy Kupriyanov

Abesalom Loria

Abesalom Loria

trainmaster

Guram Lortkipanidze

Guram Lortkipanidze

Yasha's neighbor

Ruslan Mikaberidze

Ruslan Mikaberidze

Mustafa is Turkish

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L. Mikaeli

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A. Mirzani

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L. Nergul

Dato Papuashvili

Dato Papuashvili

KGB officer

Igor Piliev

Igor Piliev

Israel Rubinchik

Israel Rubinchik

Boris Smorchkov

Boris Smorchkov

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Irina Fandera

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Rene Khobua

(credit only)

Galina Churilina

Galina Churilina

lunch lady

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A. Shazar

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Konstantin Aleksandrov

waiter (uncredited)

Georgiy Daneliya

Georgiy Daneliya

arab with a donkey (uncredited)

Vladimir Korovkin

Vladimir Korovkin

airplane pilot (uncredited)

Evgeniy Kuleshov

Evgeniy Kuleshov

man at the airport (uncredited)

Roman Madyanov

Roman Madyanov

person passing through customs control (uncredited)

Iosif Ryklin

Iosif Ryklin

'Sokhnut' employee in Vienna Austria (uncredited)

Irina Shmeleva

Irina Shmeleva

Vasily's neighbor girl (uncredited)

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Eduard Sushkov

man on a plane (uncredited)

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Frequently Asked Questions about The Passport

Where can I watch The Passport?

The Passport (1990) streaming availability varies by region. Check Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and other major platforms. It may also be available for digital rental or purchase on Amazon, Apple TV, or Vudu.

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 (1990) was directed by Georgiy Daneliya. The film is a Comedy, Drama production with a runtime of 1h 43m, rated 6.0/10.

How long is The Passport?

The Passport runs 1h 43m (103 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.0/10 from 30 votes. Genre: Comedy, Drama.

Is The Passport worth watching?

The Passport is rated 6.0/10 by 30 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Comedy and Drama fans.