The Border is a 1982 film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith, Warren Oates as Red (in one of his final film roles) and Harvey Keitel as Cat. Smith takes a job as a US Border Patrol agent, Red & Cat are veteran agents at already assigned to the station. The movie is set in Texas.

While attempting to enforce the law, Charlie Smith (Nicholson's character) discovers corruption and a black market system within the force. While trying to support a free-spending wife (Valerie Perrine), he succumbs to the fringe benefits revealed to him by his fellow agent Cat. When Nicholson discovers the depth of what he has become involved in, he is forced to make a deadly decision.

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