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Border Incident is a 1949 black-and-white film directed by Anthony Mann. The MGM film, considered film noir, was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman.
The story concerns two agents, one Mexican and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the boarder to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.
Some memorable scenes in the dark, gritty film include a harrowing episode involving a plowing machine and a climactic shootout in a quicksand swamp. The film was shot by famed cinematographer John Alton who uses shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget.
Critical reaction
Film reviews of the movie today are mostly positive. Roger Westcombe writing on the web page Big House Film compares the film to classic film westerns: "Yet far from a typical Western’s sense of freedom, Border Incident shares with (director Mann's previous effort) T-Men that film’s inky, submerged visual quality. These are ‘wide’ but not ‘open’ spaces, as Alton’s beautifully registered grey-toned but grim visuals make the distant horizons as closed as the American border. The constant presence of vulnerable, innocent peasants adds a piquancy to Border Incident, raising the stakes from the destiny of a mere two police agents to that of an entire underclass." More on [ Border Incident ]
@ITwitius No prob in any event the S. border is quiet (except the Nitzana incident Mon night) prob cos ev'one is waiting on the Shalit deal
PeterPanMP (Peter) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:53:48 -0000
@ITwitius No prob in any event the S. border is quiet (except the Nitzana incident Mon night) prob cos ev'one is waiting on the Shalit deal
Iran says Iraq border incident a "misunderstanding": http://bit.ly/7a54mI
pakistanpal (Ahsan Waheed) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:57:37 -0000
Iran says Iraq border incident a "misunderstanding": http://bit.ly/7a54mI
Iran calls Iraqi border incident "misunderstanding" - CCTV 091223 > http://bit.ly/7FfUFA #iran #iranelection #Iraq
Sannri (S. Tanedãã·ã«ãã¢) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:36:11 -0000
Iran calls Iraqi border incident "misunderstanding" - CCTV 091223 > http://bit.ly/7FfUFA #iran #iranelection #Iraq
Posted up some new pics of an incident at the border.
tylercaulfield (tylercaulfield) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:43:16 -0000
Posted up some new pics of an incident at the border.
Incident at the border: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=184141&id=1038865689&l=93638f3dc3
tylercaulfield (tylercaulfield) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:54:27 -0000
Incident at the border: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=184141&id=1038865689&l=93638f3dc3
#iran #iranelection RFE/RL/Reuters: Iran today described a border incident with Iraq, which caused oil prices to... http://bit.ly/4DCMtG
IEN88 (Iran Election News) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:13:30 -0000
#iran #iranelection RFE/RL/Reuters: Iran today described a border incident with Iraq, which caused oil prices to... http://bit.ly/4DCMtG
Border Incident - Review by Roger Westcombe of an extremely tough, powerful thriller
Border Incident (1949) - A.K. Rode writes for Film Monthly that the film was as uncompromising and tough as movies got in 1950
Border Incident (1949) - Cast, crew and review from the Internet Movie Database.
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