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The Border

The Border
★ 6.0/10•1982•1h 48m•R•Crime•Drama

When Charlie Smith went down to the border, he found more than a boundary between Texas and Mexico. He found a line within himself.

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Tony Richardson · Director

Walon Green · Writer

Deric Washburn · Writer

David Freeman · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 29, 1982
Budget$22,000,000
Revenue$6,118,683

Actors

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Charlie Smith

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Cat

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Marcy

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Red

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo

Maria

Shannon Wilcox

Shannon Wilcox

Savannah

Manuel Viescas

Juan

Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris

J.J.

Mike Gomez

Mike Gomez

Manuel

Dirk Blocker

Dirk Blocker

Beef

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Andy

Stacey Pickren

Stacey Pickren

Hooker

Floyd Levine

Floyd Levine

Lou

James Jeter

James Jeter

Frank

Alan Fudge

Alan Fudge

Hawker

William Russ

William Russ

Jimbo

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