
Frank Cooper, a senior immigration police, remains a daily struggle against mafias operating between Mexico and the United States. Although it has a good standing with the poorest of Mexican towns near the border. Two are Leina and Benny, a couple of young boys who have decided to marry and have chosen Frank as best man. The problems are not slow to appear when Suarez, a mobster local forces Benny to work for him in their dirty business. Now, for Frank, the job becomes personal.
Directed by Christopher Leitch, The Border leans on a strong ensemble — Telly Savalas, Danny De La Paz, Eddie Albert — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1980.
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After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
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