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."

Feb 12 1982 R 1h 48m
Crime, Drama

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.

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.

Written by

Deric Washburn, Walon Green, David Freeman

Directed by

Tony Richardson

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Efer Productions, RKO Pictures LLC

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Border (1981) (TV Spot)
The Border 1982 Trailer | Jack Nicholson
Featurettes
David Zeiger on THE BORDER
Scores
# of Votes
7,318
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA