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      Border Incident

      Now Playing 1 hr. 32 min. Crime Drama List
      71% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 250+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Audience Member It is a very good film, just not my liking for the style of noir, personally I prefer the city setting, especially LA for noir, but this is a Anthony Main and John Alton film so it rates high for for the direction and great cinematography Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Painfully lame, especially the dialogue. However, the cinematography is good and the last act is exciting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review deke p Very interesting. RICARDO MONTALBAN is GREAT in these old movies. GEORGE MURPHY (before US SENATOR) good. Saw it 1st time on The Movie Channel, 3.19.2020. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Better than I expected. Immigration agents from both sides of the border infiltrating a rather ruthless human smuggling ring. Ricardo Montalban and Howard Da Silva turn in the best performances. A couple of gruesome deaths by 1940s standards. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review ashley h 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Noir shadows stalk the Imperial Valley. I love the blend of social realism and crime narrative. The cinematography here is masterful, and there are a few plot points that left me genuinely shocked/surprised. One of my favorite films of the studio era. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Startling in its brutality. Rated: 3/4 Jun 17, 2023 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express A richly detailed, unforgettable slice of menace. Feb 13, 2014 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Tougher, more tactile than anything in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Jun 12, 2010 Full Review Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com a film of stylistic virtuosity saddled with a humdrum scenario, yet graced with a few subversive surprises. Rated: 3/5 Jun 21, 2009 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Powerful, both politically and as visual style. Aug 9, 2007 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Border Incident is a volatile movie, liable to go off at any moment. Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 14, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      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
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm
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