Border Incident

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Border Incident

1949,

1h 32m,

Crime/

Drama

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71%

7 Reviews

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58%

250+ Ratings

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71%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

58%

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250+ Ratings

In this topical film noir, a gang smuggles illegal Mexican farmworkers across the California border and kills the immigrants before they can return home. When federal agents Pablo Rodriguez (Ricardo Montalban) and Jack Bearnes (George Murphy) go undercover to overturn the organization, they find themselves face-to-face with its leader, Owen Parkson (Howard da Silva). The agents quickly realize that what began as a routine murder case has become a struggle for survival.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 17, 2023

3/4

Startling in its brutality.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Feb 13, 2014

A richly detailed, unforgettable slice of menace.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Jun 12, 2010

Tougher, more tactile than anything in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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Paul Brenner

Filmcritic.com

Jun 21, 2009

3/5

a film of stylistic virtuosity saddled with a humdrum scenario, yet graced with a few subversive surprises.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Aug 9, 2007

Powerful, both politically and as visual style.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Jul 14, 2007

3.5/4

Border Incident is a volatile movie, liable to go off at any moment.

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Abraham W

Mar 13, 2019

Border Incident is an okay film. It is about Mexican and American federal agents who tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California. Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Anthony Mann did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery.

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Ricardo Montalban

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George Murphy

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Howard Da Silva

Owen Parkson

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Synopsis

In this topical film noir, a gang smuggles illegal Mexican farmworkers across the California border and kills the immigrants before they can return home. When federal agents Pablo Rodriguez (Ricardo Montalban) and Jack Bearnes (George Murphy) go undercover to overturn the organization, they find themselves face-to-face with its leader, Owen Parkson (Howard da Silva). The agents quickly realize that what began as a routine murder case has become a struggle for survival.

Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Nicholas Nayfack
Screenwriter: John C. Higgins, George Zuckerman
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2008
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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