Border Incident

Border Incident

Infobox Film
name = Border Incident


caption = Belgian Theatrical Poster
director = Anthony Mann
producer = Nicholas Nayfack
writer = John C. Higgins
Story: George Zuckerman
starring = Ricardo Montalban
George Murphy
Howard Da Silva
music = André Previn
cinematography = John Alton
editing = Conrad A. Nervig
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = October 28, 1949 (U.S.A.)
runtime = 94 minutes
country = United States
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:85678
imdb_id = 0041198

"Border Incident" (1949) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Anthony Mann. The MGM film was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by 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. The drama features Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, among others. [imdb title|id=0041198|title=Border Incident.]

Plot

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border 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.

Cast

* Ricardo Montalban as Pablo Rodriguez
* George Murphy as Jack Bearnes
* Howard Da Silva as Owen Parkson
* James Mitchell as Juan Garcia
* Arnold Moss as Zopilote
* Alfonso Bedoya as Chuchillo
* Teresa Celli as Maria Garcia
* Charles McGraw as Jeff Amboy
* José Torvay as Pocoloco
* John Ridgely as Mr. Neley
* Arthur Hunnicutt as Clayton Nordell
* Sig Ruman as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
* Otto Waldis as Fritz

Critical reaction

Roger Westcombe writing 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." [ [http://www.bighousefilm.com/reviews/border_incident.htm Westcombe, Roger] . Big House Film, review. Last accessed: December 25, 2007.]

References

Additional references

* Harry Tomicek: Das grosse Schwarz. "Border Incident", von Anthony Mann, Kamera: John Alton (1949). In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta .(eds.): Schatten. Exil. Europäische Emigranten im Film noir. PVS, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-901196-26-9

External links

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* [http://www.filmmonthly.com/Noir/Articles/BorderIncident/BorderIncident.html "Border Incident"] review at Film Monthly.


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