Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 48m

The Border

The Border poster
Director
Tony Richardson
Cast
Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith Harvey Keitel as Cat Valerie Perrine as Marcy Warren Oates as Red Elpidia Carrillo as Maria Shannon Wilcox as Savannah
Crew
Ric Waite — Director of Photography Robert K. Lambert — Editor Ry Cooder — Original Music Composer Walon Green — Writer Deric Washburn — Writer David Freeman — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Border — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mexicocorruptiondrug smugglingpolicekidnappingdrug traffickingemigrationtexaschild murderborderborder crossingmurder
Key Collaborators
Tony Richardson Director Ric Waite Director of Photography Robert K. Lambert Editor Ry Cooder Original Music Composer Walon Green Writer Deric Washburn Writer David Freeman Writer Edgar Bronfman Jr. Producer Toby Carr Rafelson Production Design Vicki Sánchez Costume Design
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