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The Border (1982)

R 108 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   30 April 1982 (Finland)
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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.

Director:

Tony Richardson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Nicholson ...
Charlie Smith
Harvey Keitel ...
Cat
Valerie Perrine ...
Marcy
Warren Oates ...
Red
Elpidia Carrillo ...
Maria
Shannon Wilcox Shannon Wilcox ...
Savannah
Manuel Viescas 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 ...
Hawker
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Storyline

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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Baby | Drugs | Border | Kitchen | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

It divided the land. It divided the man.

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Gränsen See more »

Filming Locations:

Antigua, Guatemala See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$516,064 (USA) (31 January 1982) (84 Screens)

Gross:

$6,118,683 (USA) (21 February 1982)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The intention had been that Robert Blake would star, but his name on the marquee would not, it was thought, generate enough audience interest. See more »

Quotes

Charlie Smith: No more, Marcy. No more's no more. No more does not mean more, and more, and more! No more means no more!
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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"No Quiero"
Written and Performed by Sam Samudio See more »