''Hell on the Border'' is a 2019 American

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film written and directed by Wes Miller and starring

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and

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. It includes characters based on the true story of

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, the first African-American deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River.

Cast

as Charlie Storm *

as Bob Dozier *

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as Sam Sixkiller *

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as Tom Pinkerton *

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*Ashley Atwood as Jessie Winston *

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as Nellie Reeves *Kerrington Gilbert as Harriet Reeves *Chris Mullinax as U.S. Marshal Franks *Michael Aaron Milligan as U.S. Marshal Jim Bruce *

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as Jack 'Irish Jack' *

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as Senator Smith *David William Arnott as

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*Amber Sweet as

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*Alexander Kane as

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as Captain George Reeves *

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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.

Reception

The film has rating on

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. Alan Ng of ''

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'' gave the film a 7 out of 10.

References

External links

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