The Illegal
1979, Spanish. Directed by Arturo Ripstein.
Deceived over and over again by the whole world, a woman does not want to give up in the face of life's adversities.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Arturo RipsteinDirector
- Lucía MéndezClaudia Bernal
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Felipe Leyva
- Cristina MorenoJennifer Leyva
- Gina MorettCarmen Ortega
- Carlos CastañonCoyote
- Claudio MartínezCast
- Jorge PatiñoDon Tony
- Fernando AllendeGabriel Ramirez
- Jorge LukeCast
- Sally KirklandDon Tony's Girlfriend
- Carlos NietoDetective
- Ray StricklynIns Officer
Details
- Released
- 26 February 1979
- Original title
- La ilegal
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Fernando Galiana
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The Illegal runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Illegal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 February 1979. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
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Who directed The Illegal?
The Illegal (1979) was directed by Arturo Ripstein and stars Lucía Méndez, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Cristina Moreno.