The Border (1980)
Border Cop
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.
- Date of release
- 1980-08-06
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Christopher Leitch
Casting
- Telly Savalas — Frank Cooper
- Danny De La Paz — Benny Romero
- Eddie Albert — Moffat
- Michael V. Gazzo — Chico Suarez
- Cecilia Camacho — Leina Romero
- Mary McCusker — Hippie Girl
- Robin Clarke — Officer Eddie Hale
- Herman Blood — Chivo
- Noé Murayama — Mosca
- Harry Madsen — Patrolman Harold Fisk
- Guillermo Vega — Paco
- Gary Davis — Surfer
Interesting facts
Border Cop is a 1980 crime action film directed by Christopher Leitch and starring Telly Savalas. Savalas plays a United States Border Patrol agent who has a close run-in with a dangerous organized crime boss.
Production
The Border was the first feature film from British production company Connaught International Limited. Producer Donald Langdon was one of three of the company's directors. The film was distributed in the United Kingdom by Hemdale, whose John Daly served as executive producer.
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