The Border

Name: The Border
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1982-02-12
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.40
Cast: Valerie Perrine, Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Harvey Keitel

– A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.40 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 48 Minutes

Release Year:

1982

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.

Styles:

Dramatic, Idiotic, Melancholic, Talky, Light, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Latin America, Texas, California, Mexico

Genre:

Crime, Drama

The Border (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Feb 1982

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Tony Richardson

Story Written By:

David Freeman, Walon Green, Deric Washburn

Main Actors:

Valerie Perrine, Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Harvey Keitel

Plot:

U.S. Border Patrol agent Charlie Smith just wants to do a good job and provide for his wife. But between her demands for a more affluent lifestyle and the importuning of Charlie's partner Cat to take part in illegal activities in exchange for bribes, Charlie gets caught up in helping smuggle illegal immigrants across the Texas border. When one of them, a young Mexican girl named Maria, loses her baby to abductors who plan to sell the child, Charlie decides to take a stand for her and against the corruption he's fallen into.

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

80%