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Borderline
Borderline

Borderline

Somewhere along a thousand miles of barbed wire border, the American dream has become a nightmare.

Genres

ActionCrimeDrama

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Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.

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Budget

$5800000

Revenue

$2300000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

19 December 1980

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Jeb Maynard

Bruno Kirby

Bruno Kirby

Jimmy Fante

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Carl J. Richards

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Henry Lydell

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Malcolm Wallace

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Hotchkiss

Karmin Murcelo

Karmin Murcelo

Elena Morales

Enrique Castillo

Enrique Castillo

Arturo

Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Scooter Jackson

Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Willie Lambert

James Victor

James Victor

Mirandez

Panchito Gómez

Panchito Gómez

Benito Morales

John Ashton

John Ashton

Charlie Monroe

Lawrence P. Casey

Lawrence P. Casey

Andy Davis

Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Ski

John Roselius

John Roselius

Murray MacLeod

Murray MacLeod

Jerry DeWilde

Jerry DeWilde

Katherine Pass

Katherine Pass

Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Luis Contreras

Luis Contreras

Eduardo Ricard

Eduardo Ricard

Rodger LaRue

Rodger LaRue

Virginia Bingham

Virginia Bingham

Anthony Munoz

Anthony Munoz

Carlos Muñoz Arosa

Carlos Muñoz Arosa

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