Hell on the Border
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hell on the Border
| image = Hell_on_the_border_xlg.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Wes Miller
| producer =
| writer = Wes Miller
| starring = David Gyasi
Ron Perlman
Frank Grillo
| cinematography =
| editing =
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| released = {{Film date|2019|12|13}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Hell on the Border is a 2019 American Western film written and directed by Wes Miller and starring David Gyasi, Ron Perlman and Frank Grillo. It includes characters based on the true story of Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River.{{cite web|last=Roman|first=Julian|title=Hell on the Border Review: Legendary Frontier Marshal Gets a Shoddy Western|date=10 December 2019|publisher=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/hell-on-the-border-movie-2019-review/|accessdate=26 September 2020}}
Cast
- David Gyasi as Bass Reeves
- Ron Perlman as Charlie Storm
- Frank Grillo as Bob Dozier
- Zahn McClarnon as Sam Sixkiller
- Gianni Capaldi as Tom Pinkerton
- Manu Intiraymi as Judge Isaac C. Parker
- Ashley Atwood as Jessie Winston
- Jaqueline Fleming as Nellie Reeves
- Kerrington Gilbert as Harriet Reeves
- Chris Mullinax as U.S. Marshal Franks
- Michael Aaron Milligan as U.S. Marshal Jim Bruce
- Randy Wayne as Jack "Irish Jack"
- Marshall R. Teague as Senator Smith
- David William Arnott as President Ulysses S. Grant
- Amber Sweet as Belle Starr
- Alexander Kane as Frank James
- Nick Loren as Captain George Reeves
- Rudy Youngblood as Rufus Buck
- Carlos Velazquez as Ned
- Vernon Davis as Columbus
- Curtis Nichouls as Pap
- Rebecca Sheehan Caine as Bob Dozier's wife (uncredited)
Release
The film was released on Blu-Ray and VOD on December 13, 2019.{{cite web|title="Hell on the Border" releases to public audiences Dec. 13|date=4 December 2019|publisher=PR Web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/_Hell_on_the_Border_releases_to_public_audiences_Dec_13/prweb16764117.htm|access-date=26 September 2020}}{{cite web|last=Lazarus|first=Jeremy M.|title=Newest Soulidifly film, 'Hell on the Border,' to open Friday|date=13 December 2019|publisher=Richmond Free Press|url=http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2019/dec/13/newest-soulidifly-film-hell-border-open-friday/|accessdate=26 September 2020}}{{cite web|last=McDonnell|first=Brandy|title=Photos and video: Movie 'Hell on the Border,' about legendary Oklahoma lawman Bass Reeves, out today on Digital and On Demand, with special Tulsa event planned|date=13 December 2019|publisher=The Oklahoman|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5649797/photos-and-video-movie-hell-on-the-border-about-legendary-oklahoma-lawman-bass-reeves-out-today-on-digital-and-on-demand-with-special-tulsa-event-planned|accessdate=26 September 2020}}
Reception
The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hell_on_the_border|title=Hell on the Border|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} Alan Ng of Film Threat gave the film a 7 out of 10.{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Alan|title=Hell on the Border|date=2 January 2020|publisher=Film Threat|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/hell-on-the-border/|accessdate=26 September 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|8652584}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|hell_on_the_border}}
Category:American biographical films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:2010s English-language films