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Where the law crosses the line.Plot Keywords:
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Most unusual thriller in Mexico. more (5 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Telly Savalas | ... | Frank Cooper | |
| Danny De La Paz | ... | Benny Romero | |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Commander Moffat | |
| Michael V. Gazzo | ... | Chico Suarez | |
| Cecilia Camacho | ... | Leina Romero | |
| Robin Clarke | ... | Officer Eddie Hale | |
| Mary McCusker | ... | Hippie Girl | |
| Herman Blood | ... | Chivo | |
| Noé Murayama | ... | Mosca (as Noe Murayama) | |
| Harry Madsen | ... | Patrol Harold Fisk | |
| Guillermo Vega | ... | Paco | |
| Gary Davis | ... | Surfer | |
| Ricardo Frera | ... | Ramon | |
| Josefina Echánove | ... | Whore (as Josefina Echanove) | |
| Maritza Olivares | ... | Whore |
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Border CopBorder Patrol USA (Philippines: English title)
The Blood Barrier (USA)
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New Zealand:R16 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Norway:16Fun Stuff
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Frank Cooper: Compassion? If I had compassion I'd stick a .357 up your ass and blow your brains out! moreFAQ
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A cop helps a young man defeat an immigrant smuggler. Unusual film, produced in England but shot here and in Mexico, sort of a cross between an action thriller and a documentary, focusing on the hard, dangerous lives of Mexicans who want to cross the border into the US. A lot of time is spent on their lifestyle and culture, less time on a shaky plot about an evil slob with a big mustache who ships poor Mexicans over the order illegally, to work in horrible sweat shops; Telly Savalas is the kick-ass cop who eventually defeats him. Most shocking are scenes in a real slaughterhouse, showing disgusting, graphic footage of how cattle are butchered and disemboweled for your hamburgers. An odd one.