This film noir is excellent and one of my favorites. The border incident strongly suggests that corruption is seeping into the lower ranks of the military. Director anthony manns career started in bmovies, where he quickly made a mark for himself with some superlative film noirs such as tmen 1947, and border incident 1949, projects frequently characterised by striking monochrome cinematography as well as taut and assured direction. The plot has a mexican agent ricardo montalban and an american agent george murphy teaming up to go undercover and stop an illegal migrant. With ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, james mitchell. The film was shot by cinematographer john alton, who used shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget. Border incident 1949 anthony mann, ricardo montalban. Mexico border, with ricardo montalban as a mexican immigration agent infiltrating a gang of human smugglers. The story concerns the efforts by both the mexican and. The image measures 2296 2936 pixels and is 1437 kilobytes large. The drama features ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, among others. Ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, imdb rating. People are always saying border incident is a great film noir. High resolution movie poster image for border incident 1949.
Mexico border, and its compassionate depiction of those who are caught up in a corrupt system makes border incident one of the. If, in fact, military units are protecting drug trafficking operations along the border, further incursions seem likely. It stars ricardo montalban as pablo rodriquez, a mexican federal policeman, and george murphy as jack bearnes, an american. Border incident is a volatile movie, liable to go off at any moment.
Side street 1950 was a taut noir in which a mailman farley granger. So watch border incident for the beauty of its images, the authenticity of montalbans performance, and the historical perspective it offers on a current debate. Border incident was released in 1949, and scripted by john c. Border incident 1949 full movie download full hd youtube. As far removed from a typical mgm picture as it was possible to get back in 1949, border incident is a gritty, realistic crime melodrama.
Every time i see charles mcgraw, i remember how much better he was in other movies. Border incident is a 1949 film noir directed by anthony mann. Spotlight on asian americans in film may 6, 20, wonder women tuesdays features biopics or women heroes. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52.
Mayer was forced out after 27 years at the mgm tiller. Border incident 1998 cast and crew in this topical film noir, a gang smuggles illegal mexican farmworkers across the california border and kills the immigrants before they can return home. Watch border incident full movie in hd visit the story concerns two agents, one mexican pjf and one american, who a. Schary bought border incident which had started production at eaglelion and brought the talented duo over to mgm to make the film. Rent border incident 1949 starring george murphy and ricardo montalban on dvd and bluray. Mexican and american federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern california.
Ricardo montalban star trek 2, tvs fantasy island and oscarhonoree george murphy battleground star in this welldirected film by anthony mann. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. In 1971, along the border region of longewala, a small battalion of indian soldiers goes up against a large pakistani strike force. In this film an immigration agent goes undercover to lure and capture traders who illegally smuggle mexican slaves into the u. Ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, james mitchell, arnold moss, charles mcgraw. Overview of border incident, 1949, directed by anthony mann, with ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, at turner classic movies. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more. With sunny deol, sunil shetty, akshaye khanna, jackie shroff. Border incident 1949 by ucla chicano studies research center. Watch border incident film gorillas on dailymotion. The story concerns two agents, one mexican pjf and one american, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of mexican migrant workers across the border to california. Border incident 1949 anthony mann, ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, crime, drama, filmnoir march 3, 2017 to penetrate a gang exploiting illegal mexican farmworkers smuggled into california and leaving no live witnesses, mexican federal agent pablo rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his american counterpart jack. Border incident is a film noircrime film directed by anthony mann. Border incident is only available in warner home videos film noir classic collection vol.
November 15 following the prior years supreme court decision in united states v. Rent border incident 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Anthony mann directed this amazingly vicious film noir just at the tail end of his career as a b moviemaker. I just dont give a damn about the characters or the actors. Border incident 1949 is a crime, drama movie starring ricardo montalban and george murphy. Jimbo slice suspenseful, dark and captivating noir film that was better than i expected.
Border incident 1949 sits within the cycle of procedural film noir that came into prominence in the late 1940s, a series of films characterised by their attention to the details of specific, often real cases, an occasional mundaneness, a downbeat mood, a performed documentary quality, and, in the case of the films of anthony mann, a. Hard hitting by 1949 mgm standards anyway, id dare say the realities make this look like a disney cartoon but it is still a full on anthony mannjohn alton noir with people getting ploughed to death and tortured with electrodes and some amazing compositions. Police try to crack down on a gang that is exploiting illegal mexican immigrants in this welldone drama that examines the realities of immigrant smuggling. Nov 08, 2014 watch border incident film gorillas on dailymotion. Watch border incident full movie in hd visit movie 33811 the story concerns two agents, one mexican pjf and one american, who a. The story concerns two agents, one mexican pjf and. Washington will likely have to consider further increasing the force of 8,000 officers already stationed on the border. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.
Oct 11, 2015 border incident, a classic film noir directed by anthony mann, is perhaps more relevant today than when it was originally released in 1949. He made his screen bow in support of eddie cantor, ethel merman, and ann sothern in kid millions 1934. If youre a cinephile purist who believes that a necessary attribute for a film noir must be the gritty urban environment of rainswept streets and dark alleyways, check out border incident 1949 and your opinion will undoubtedly change this surprisingly grim movie, directed by anthony mann and shot by master cinematographer john alton, is as dark as it gets. Border incident 1949 anthony mann, ricardo montalban, george murphy, howard da silva, crime, drama, film noir march 3, 2017 to penetrate a gang exploiting illegal mexican farmworkers smuggled into california and leaving no live witnesses, mexican federal agent pablo rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his american counterpart jack. Film noir timeline, 3 1949 white heat 1949 scene of the crime 1949 setup, the 1949 shockproof 1949 they live by night 1949 thieves highway 1949 third man, the. Border incident 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I dont want to give away too much but the scene where charles mcgraw kills one of the good guys with a tractor is especially well done. Border incident is a volatile movie, liable to go off at any moment, and without the comfort of a happy, predictable ending. The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for border incident 1949. Never a major star, murphy was an agreeable presence in several bigbudget musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, and later essayed straight dramatic parts in such films as border incident 1949 and battleground 1949. Side street 1950 was a taut noir in which a mailman.
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