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The Border

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

60
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R 1982 · 1h 48m
Drama, Crime
Starring Jack Nicholson · Harvey Keitel · Valerie Perrine
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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.

Theatrical
Jan 29, 1982
Box Office
$6.1M
Budget
$22.0M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 11, 2004
Director
Tony Richardson
Producers
Neil Hartley, Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Music
Ry Cooder
Studio
Universal Pictures, Efer Productions, RKO Pictures
Keywords
corruption mexico child murder texas emigration kidnapping drug trafficking border drug smuggling police border crossing murder undocumented immigrant drugs sunglasses desert
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Cast

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J
Jack Nicholson
Charlie Smith
H
Harvey Keitel
Cat
V
Valerie Perrine
Marcy
W
Warren Oates
Red
E
Elpidia Carrillo
Maria
S
Shannon Wilcox
Savannah
J
Jeff Morris
J.J.
M
Mike Gomez
Manuel
D
Dirk Blocker
Beef
L
Lonny Chapman
Andy
S
Stacey Pickren
Hooker
F
Floyd Levine
Lou
J
James Jeter
Frank
A
Alan Fudge
Hawker
W
William Russ
Jimbo
G
Gary Grubbs
Honk
B
Bill McLaughlin
Donny
D
David Beecroft
Kevin
J
Juan Ramírez
Angel Dominguez
L
Lupe Ontiveros
Madam in Whorehouse

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