The Border

Jan 29, 1982

1h 48m

★ 6.1

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Efer Productions

RKO Pictures LLC

The Border Trailers

Cast

Charlie Smith

Jack Nicholson

Cat

Harvey Keitel

Marcy

Valerie Perrine

Red

Warren Oates

Maria

Elpidia Carrillo

Savannah

Shannon Wilcox

Juan

Manuel Viescas

J.J.

Jeff Morris

Manuel

Mike Gomez

Beef

Dirk Blocker

Andy

Lonny Chapman

Hooker

Stacey Pickren

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