They Had a Date With Destiny in the Powder-Keg of the West...ZONA LIBRE
A Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight against the Yankees - but who can he trust in this lawless place?
Border River (1954) is a western film directed by George Sherman, released on April 22, 1954 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz and Alfonso Bedoya. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 22 ratings.
Joel McCrea
as Clete Mattson
Yvonne De Carlo
as Carmelita Carias
Pedro Armendáriz
as General Calleja (as Pedro Armendariz)
Alfonso Bedoya
as Captain Vargas
Howard Petrie
as Newlund
Renate Hoy
as Annina Strasser (as Erika Nordin)
George J. Lewis
as Sanchez
Nacho Galindo
as Lopez
Ivan Triesault
as Baron Von Hollden
George D. Wallace
as Fletcher
Lane Chandler
as Anderson
Martín Garralaga
as Guzman
Directed by George Sherman, written by William Sackheim, Louis Stevens and Louis Stevens, produced by Albert J. Cohen.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 22 ratings.
Free Zone and the Quicksand Quandaries! Border River is directed by George Sherman and written by William Sackheim and Louis Stevens. It stars Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendariz, Alfonso Bedoya and Howard Petrie. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Irving Glassberg. During the war between Maximillian and Juarez in 1865, there was a small territory on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande…
Reviewed on June 12, 2019
The title doesn't really do much for this film, but once it gets going it's quite a fun outing for Pedro Armendáriz as he hams up nicely as rogue general "Calleja". He runs a sort of liberty port on the river between the wartorn USA and Emperor Maximilian's Mexico from which he won't extradite anyone - and so his citizenry are all a bunch of cut-throats and criminals. Newly arrived - and only just escaping a…
Reviewed on July 2, 2026
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Border River (1954) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Border River (1954) includes Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz, Alfonso Bedoya and Howard Petrie. The film was directed by George Sherman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Border River was released on April 22, 1954 and runs for 1h 21m.
Border River (1954) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 22 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
