Border Incident (1949)

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Genre

drama film, film noir, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

United States border patrol agents go undercover to stop a smuggling ring that exploits Mexican farm workers. The agents face danger and deception as they try to dismantle the operation.

tensegrittysuspensefulvisually starkshadowymethodicalnoirishharsh

What happens

Border Incident is a 1949 American film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, and Howard Da Silva. Directed by Anthony Mann, the MGM production was written by John C. Higgins from a story by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John Alton, who used shadows and lighting effects to involve the audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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